KALBE PENETRAN YARALANMALAR: 3 YILLIK ADANA NUMUNE HASTANESİ DENEYİMİSerdar M. Demirkıran, Gürsel A. TekinAdana Numune Hastanesi Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, Adana, Turkey
CARDIAC PENETRATION WOUNDS: THREE YEARS ADANA NUMUNE
HOSPITAL EXPERIENCESerdar M. Demirkıran, Gürsel A. TekinAdana Numune Hastanesi Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, Adana, Turkey
Background: Cardiac penetration wounds have high mortality which need a rapid diagnosis and surgical intervention. Methods: Between May 1999 to May 2002, 196 thoracic penetration cases who were admitted to emergency department were examined and in 12 (6.1%) of them cardiac penatration was diagnosed. In this retrospective study, the cardiac penetration cases were evaluated. Results: All the cases were male, 11 of them were injured by stab wounds, and one case by a gunshot wound. We perfomed left anterolateral thoracotomy in nine of the cases, right anterolateral thoracotomy in two cases and a median sternotomy in one case. Two of the cases died. Conclusion: The survival chance of the cases can be increased with rapid diagnosis and surgical intervention. Key Words: Cardiac penetration, rapid diagnosis, surgical intervention Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma, conservative treatment, solid organ injury.
Serdar M. Demirkıran, Gürsel A. Tekin. CARDIAC PENETRATION WOUNDS: THREE YEARS ADANA NUMUNE
HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. . 2003; 9(1): 30-33
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