Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for avulsion of aortic branches in a trauma patient requiring resuscitative thoracotomy: a case report
Abstract Background Resuscitative thoracotomy is a lifesaving procedure for trauma patients that are hemodynamically unstable. Cross-clamping of the descending thoracic aorta is an essential procedure performed during resuscitative thoracotomy in patients with impending cardiac arrest. Although comp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-04-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01427-4 |