Clamshell thoracotomy is done to ensure maximum repair in minimum time. In 2008, a tailor suffered an injury to his heart when his wife hit him with a scissor. The 34-year-old was rushed to AIIMS ...

In absolute emergencies following stabbing or firearm attacks, the Vienna Professional Rescue Service intends to increasingly perform open-heart surgery on site in future. The procedure used for this ...

So clamshell thoracotomy is done to ensure maximum repair in minimum time," Mishra said. According to the AIIMS professor, 70% of heart repairs done by general surgeons at their centre since 2008 have ...