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- T C Flynn, R E Ward, and P W Miller.
- Ann Emerg Med. 1982 Aug 1;11(8):413-6.
AbstractThe charts of 33 consecutive patients undergoing emergency department thoracotomies between July 1, 1979 and June 30, 1980 were reviewed. Thoracotomies were performed in victims of both blunt and penetrating trauma who had suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and were refractory to the usual methods of resuscitation. Overall survival was 12.1% (4/33). There were no survivors from blunt trauma or penetrating wounds below the diaphragm. In patients with penetrating wounds above the diaphragm, emergency thoracotomy may be considerable benefit as demonstrated in our study by a 66.6% salvage rate.
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