Delayed Surgery in a Complex Trauma Patient with Aortic Rupture, Blunt Head Trauma and Liver Laceration: a Case Report

Aortic rupture is a critical condition in trauma patients. Most patients are killed at the scene of the accident. A patient who survives long enough to reach hospital also has a high risk of rupture during management. We report a patient who was transferred from a municipal hospital with the emergen...

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Main Authors: Hsing-Lin Lin, Wei-Che Lee, Chao-Wen Chen, Liang-Chi Kuo, Hon-Man Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-05-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08701529