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Limited evidence to recommend against open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in blunt trauma

Authors: Stefano Malinverni, Pierre Mols

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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We congratulate Endo and co-authors on their retrospective registry-based analysis comparing closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCCPR) and open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (OCCPR) in cardiac arrest patients following blunt trauma [1] and would like to share the following comments. …

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Title: Limited evidence to recommend against open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in blunt trauma
Authors: Stefano Malinverni
Pierre Mols
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1831-x

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