A Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment of a Traumatic Aortic Transection: A Case of Survival to the ICU.

Larissa Dub; Sherwin Z Thomas; Nicholas Fusco; Cherian I Plamoottil; Latha Ganti

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.12726

A Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment of a Traumatic Aortic Transection: A Case of Survival to the ICU.

Larissa Dub
, Sherwin Z Thomas
, Nicholas Fusco
, Cherian I Plamoottil
, Latha Ganti

University of Central Florida
Emergency Medicine, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Orlando, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Plantation, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.12726
State	Published - Jan 15 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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