Development of novel thoracic retractor for resuscitative thoracotomy
The novel thoracic retractor enables faster and easier thoracotomy compared to conventional model. Given the strong association between time and RT prognosis, this device is well-suited for RT procedures requiring rapid execution.
Authors
- Toshibumi Izutani
- Yuichiro Doki
- Mamoru Uemura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-5619)
- Shoichiro Urabe
- Kiyokazu Nakajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8635-7585)
- Hidetoshi Eguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-1129)
- Tsuyoshi Hata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-9069)
- Junya Shimazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-3127)
Institutions
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- Kajima Corporation (Japan) (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01423-1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00