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Open cardiac massage

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Authoring team

This procedure should only be performed by those with the necessary surgical training.

The utility of open cardiac massage is controversial. Many feel that the gross invasiveness of the procedure outweighs the improvement in cardiac output when open cardiac massage is used instead of closed cardiac massage.


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