title: Blunt thoracic aortic injuries: crossing the Rubicon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Southern California, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033-4525, USA. demetria@usc.edu
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*