Resuscitative thoracotomy for nontraumatic pericardial tamponade: case reports and review of the literature

Authors

Keith A. Corl, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI. Electronic address: keithcorlmd@gmail.com.
Wade N. Sears, Fremont Emergency Medicine Services and ACES, Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas NV.
Shea C. Gregg, Section of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport CT.
David G. Lindquist, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The American journal of emergency medicine

First Page

600.e5

Last Page

7

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2014.09.015

Publication Date

4-1-2015

Recommended Citation

Corl, Keith A.; Sears, Wade N.; Gregg, Shea C.; and Lindquist, David G., "Resuscitative thoracotomy for nontraumatic pericardial tamponade: case reports and review of the literature" (2015). Surgery. 146.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/surgery/146

Identifier

25315879 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.09.015 (doi); S0735-6757(14)00666-4 (pii)