Surgery Open Science (Apr 2022)

Lung hemorrhage in trauma: Technical tricks and tips

  • Evan Barber, MD,
  • Sean C. Grondin, MD, MPH,
  • Colin Schieman, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8
pp. 20 – 22

Abstract

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At some point as the on-call trauma surgeon, you may need to operate on a bleeding lung. This concise review addresses preoperative and intraoperative considerations for traumatic lung injuries, including how to deal with specific findings at the time of surgery.