Hemothorax and needle thoracostomies in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest: An autopsy series of 172 cases
We identified a high incidence of hemothorax in traumatic cardiac arrest and a high failure rate of needle thoracostomies for decompression of massive hemothorax. Further research is required to explore the feasibility and potential benefits of finger thoracostomy in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest.
Authors
- Sheldon Cheskes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3074)
- Johannes von Vopelius‐Feldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-289X)
- Sasha Jones
- Ian R. Drennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-4382)
- Anthony Persaud
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Air Canada (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01