Open AccessEmergency clamshell thoracotomy in blunt trauma resuscitation: Shelling the paradigm‐2 cases and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Schober Patrick,
de Leeuw Marcel A.,
Terra Maartje,
Loer Stephan A.,
Schwarte Lothar A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1653
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , blunt , contraindication , blunt trauma , surgery , resuscitation , penetrating trauma , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Key Clinical Message Clamshell thoracotomy ( CST ) may be indicated and life‐saving in carefully selected cases of blunt trauma. As such, the current clinical stance of general contraindication of CST in blunt trauma should be reviewed and criteria developed to accommodate select cases, considering the diversity of injuries resulting from blunt trauma.