Use of the EVARREST patch for penetrating cardiac injury

Use of the EVARREST patch for penetrating cardiac injury

Penetrating cardiac injuries have a pre-hospital mortality of 94% with a subsequent in-hospital mortality of 50% among initial survivors (Leite et al., 2017 [1]). The Western Trauma Association (WTA) guidelines recommend resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) for patients with penetrating torso trauma and l...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Romero-Velez, Jody M. Kaban, Edward Chao, Erin R. Lewis, Melvin E. Stone, Jr, Sheldon Teperman, Srinivas H. Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Trauma
Cardiac injury
Fibrin patch
EVARREST
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644020300480

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