Median Sternotomy for the Management of Life-Threatening Bleeding Resulting from Proximal Upper Extremity Amputation
It is extremely difficult to achieve hemostasis in the case of proximal amputation of major limbs, and especially in the case of a proximal upper arm amputation, which is adjacent to the axilla. A 30-year-old male sustained a traumatic proximal left upper extremity amputation resulting in hypovolemi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Acute Care Surgery
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Acute Care Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jacs.or.kr/upload/pdf/jacs-2020-10-2-58.pdf |