title: A visual, timeline-based display of evidence for emergency thoracotomy.
abstract: A novel, visual display of selected evidence regarding emergency resuscitative thoracotomy is presented as a brief review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110-1093, USA. HallB@WUSTL.edu
authors.forename: Bruce L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Timothy G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Buchman
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013908:Thoracotomy; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery