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  • Title: Emergency thoracotomy and the military surgeon.
    Author: MacFarlane C.
    Journal: ANZ J Surg; 2004 Apr; 74(4):280-4. PubMed ID: 15043743.
    Abstract:
    Emergency thoracotomy might be necessary in battle surgery and might, in an era of superspecialization, be a challenge for the present day military surgeon. He or she might, nonetheless, be the only surgeon in the austere circumstances of a forward field surgical team. This paper provides assistance and guidelines for a military surgeon in such circumstances, including surgical indications and approaches, surgical procedures and techniques. It includes recent advances in this area and principles of 'damage control'.
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