Pericardial Decompression for Acute Traumatic Cardiac Tamponade—Pearls and Clamshells
ABSTRACT Acute traumatic cardiac tamponade is a time‐critical—but potentially reversible—cause of circulatory collapse. The surgical, operative, nursing and anaesthesiology staff most capable and best trained to perform the procedure are often not immediately available, requiring emergency medical staff to perform this life‐saving intervention.
Mark Fitzgerald +7 more
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Early outcomes and resource utilization across contemporary transcatheter and surgical valve interventions: a single-center observational study. [PDF]
Marinescu AD +3 more
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This graphical abstract summarizes the indications and outcomes of clamshell and hemiclamshell incisions for the resection of intrathoracic tumors. The study provides an overview of tumor histology and anatomical location according to the incision type used. Despite differences in surgical approach, overall survival, and the incidence of cause‐specific
Marco Mammana +6 more
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Bedside resuscitative thoracotomy in response to cardiopulmonary arrest due to fatal hemothorax: a case report. [PDF]
Dejima H +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen +15 more
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Reoperative Pulmonary Valve Replacement via Left Mini-Thoracotomy in a Young Woman With Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]
Morales-Díaz LA +4 more
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How to Operate on a Huge Intrathoracic Mass? A Practical New Classification and a Special Innovative Surgical Method for the Operation of Huge Intrathoracic Masses. [PDF]
Farahnak MR +3 more
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Robot‐assisted multidisciplinary surgery enables safe, efficient, and comprehensive treatment of diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis. Evaluation of DTE in specialized centers, in a multidisciplinary fashion, allows for patient‐centered operative planning and could avoid missed disease or incomplete management.
Peter Barton‐Smith +4 more
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A technical pitfall in resuscitative thoracotomy: Delayed mechanical myocardial injury from a narrow pericardiotomy. [PDF]
Saito Y, Yamamoto H, Irabu S.
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