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Open Your Mouth!| How To Thoracotomy
Episode 40 • 10th October 2026 • JournalFeed • Nick Zelt
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In patients already at risk for a difficult airway, those with a smaller interincisor distance (distance between top incisor to bottom incisor during maximal mouth opening) were more likely to have failed standard geometry video laryngoscopy (SGVL).

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Emergency thoracotomy has evolved with our specialty. This practical review provides an updated approach to indications, technique, and post-thoracotomy management, with a focus on getting the chest open efficiently and safely.

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