Podcast 1013: Thoracotomy Indications

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Jul 20, 202603:57Science & Medicine

Contributor; Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy Thoracotomy is used in traumatic cardiac arrest to replace conventional CPR with direct access to the chest. Goals include identifying and controlling reversi...

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