Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature

Background. Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay. Objective. To describe an external cardiac tampo...

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Main Authors: Al Hassani, Ammar, Abdul Rahman, Yassir, Kanbar, Ahad, El-Menyar, Ayman, Al-Aieb, Abubaker, Asim, Mohammad, Latifi, Rifat
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541570/