title: Is emergency thoracotomy always the most appropriate immediate intervention for systemic air embolism after lung trauma?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT. hoamh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D013908:Thoracotomy