Damage Control Thoracic Surgery: What You Need to Know

• 2024

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• Mira Ghneim; James O'Connor; Thomas Scalea
PMID: 39375907DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004458

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The article explains damage control thoracic surgery, focusing on quick bleeding and contamination control for chest injuries. It highlights the differences from abdominal surgery, like varied incision techniques and rare esophageal injuries. Key points include using specific incisions based on injury location, managing lung and heart injuries with rapid techniques, and employing ECMO for support in severe cases. The importance of postoperative care in the ICU is emphasized to stabilize patients before final repairs. Overall, it describes how these methods improve survival rates for critically injured patients needing urgent thoracic intervention.

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Hemorrhage; Thoracic Surgery; Wounds and Injuries; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Institutions: University of Maryland

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