title: eComment: emergency department thoracotomy and middle income countries.
authors.affiliation: Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Narcis
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hudorovic
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D018579:Patient Selection; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*