title: Emergency department (ED) thoracotomy is occasionally a life-saving procedure.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fahoum
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014193:Trauma Centers