Anaesthetists play an important role in the evaluation and treatment of patients with signs of thoracic trauma. Anaesthesia involvement can provide valuable input using both advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. ⋯ This evidence-based review discusses traumatic thoracic injuries with a focus on new interventions and modern anaesthesia techniques. This review further serves to support the early involvement of anaesthetists in the emergency department and other areas where they can provide value to the trauma care pathway.
Gabriel A Pollock, Jessie Lo, Henry Chou, Michael S Kissen, Michelle Kim, Vida Zhang, Alexander Betz, and Ryan Perlman.
Department of Anaesthesia, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Thoracic Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of... more Regional Anaesthesia & Acute Pain Service Department of Anaesthesia, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: gabriel.pollock@cshs.org. less