Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Utility of Median Sternotomy in Penetrating Chest Trauma

Chendrasekhar A.

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  Penetrating injuries to the “cardiac box“ are amongst the most lethal traumatic injuries with an estimated 6% of the patients arriving to the hospital alive ADDIN EN.CITE Mandal200137837837817Mandal, A. K.Sanusi, M.Department of Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th St., Los Angeles, California 90059, USA.Penetrating chest wounds: 24 years experienceWorld J SurgWorld J Surg1145–92592001/09/27Abdominal Injuries/ mortality/ surgeryAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHemoptysis/etiology/mortality/therapyHospitals, UrbanHumansLaparotomyLongitudinal StudiesLos AngelesMaleMiddle AgedSurvival RateThoracic Injuries/ mortality/ surgeryThoracotomyTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWounds, Gunshot/complications/ mortality/ surgeryWounds, Stab/complications/ mortality/ surgery2001Sep0364–2313 (Print)
0364–2313 (Linking)11571950NLMeng1. We report the benign presentation of a 79 year–old female with penetrating injury to the cardiac box. Post–operative course was unremarkable. In this report, we discuss the surgical implications of penetrating injury to the cardiac box.

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UTILITY OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY IN PENETRATING CHEST TRAUMA, Chendrasekhar A. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019


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