Abstract
Trauma is the leading cause of absenteeism from work and the leading cause of death among young adults in the industrialized nations.1,2 Injuries to the various intrathoracic structures play a major role in this morbidity and mortality.3 Most injuries to the chest, including wounds to the heart, can be repaired without the aid of total or partial cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or any form of shunts. Only a few injuries to the heart, to the great vessels, and, occasionally, to the major, airways call for some form of CPB support. The aim of this chapter is to describe the various traumatic lesions that require extracorporeal support for their repair.
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Symbas, P.N. (1995). Chest Trauma and Emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass. In: Mora, C.T., Guyton, R.A., Finlayson, D.C., Rigatti, R.L. (eds) Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2484-6_23
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