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  • Title: Penetrating cardiac trauma: A retrospective case series from Karachi.
    Author: Rahim Khan HA, Gilani JA, Pervez MB, Hashmi S, Hasan S.
    Journal: J Pak Med Assoc; 2018 Aug; 68(8):1285-1287. PubMed ID: 30108408.
    Abstract:
    Penetrating cardiac trauma is a medical emergency that commonly affects young men throughout the world. A retrospective review of the records of all patients presenting with cardiac injury was done from January 2000 to December 2015 at our institute. There were 10 cases of such trauma, all of whom were males, 17 to 48 years of age. The most common mechanism of injury was gunshot wounds followed by stab wounds. The Mean Revised Trauma Score was 7.23±0.855. Only 2 out of the total 10 patients died (20% mortality). The Right Ventricle followed by the Left Ventricle was the most common site of injury. Median Sternotomy was the surgical procedure of choice in managing these patients. Pericardial tamponade and Haemothorax were common intra-operative findings. Patients having penetrating cardiac injury presenting with detectable signs of life on arrival to the hospital can be rescued by early surgical intervention.
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