Management of cardiac arrest following blunt trauma : a critical evaluation of resuscitative thoracotomy

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Survival rates in patients who sustain cardiac arrest following blunt trauma are suboptimal. Although resuscitative thoracotomy is advocated for managing patients who present with penetrating trauma, its use in blunt trauma is controversial because it has been consistently shown to produce suboptimal outcomes. This article examines some of the challenges associated with decision-making regarding the management of patients with cardiac arrest following blunt trauma, critically evaluates the role of resuscitative thoracotomy and considers some novel interventions that may provide clinicians with alternative management options.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association - 28(2020), 6 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 20-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Davies, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
English, William [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiorespiratory
Clinical
Decision-making
Emergency care
Ethical issues
Journal Article
Professional
Professional issues
Review
Surgical
Trauma
Urgent care

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.06.2021

Date Revised 17.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7748/en.2020.e2029

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314134948