Question 32 (part 2) · LEK · Chest injuries
Emergency thoracotomy should be performed in the event of active bleeding into the pleural cavity, when immediately after the drain insertion we obtain:
- A. 250 mL of blood, at a time.
- B. 500 mL of blood, at a time.
- C. 1000 mL of blood, at a time.
- D. 1500 mL of blood, at a time.
- E. continuous drainage of 100-150 ml/h over the next four hours.
Hint
Recall the ATLS threshold of initial chest drain output that defines a massive haemothorax.
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