Penetrating Wounds of the Heart

Heridas cardio-pericárdicas

Fernández Perdomo, Gonzalo - Trostchansky, José - D'Auria, Agustín - Voelker, Ricardo

Resumen:

Fifty two patients with cardiac wounds operated at the Hospital de Clínicas o"f Montevideo, are presented.The percentages were the same far knife and gun shot wounds. Wounds done with knife presented mainly with cardiac tamponade, while those for gun shot had frequent exanguination. Most of the patients were operated on through a left thoracotomy, and direct miocardial suture was performed.


Se analiza una serie de 52 pacientes con heridas, cardiopericárdicas sometidos a tratamiento quirúrgico en el Hospital de Clínicas de Montevideo. Las armas blancas y las armas de. fuego tuvieron igual incidencia. Las heridas por arma blanca se presentaron fundamentalmente como taponamiento cardíaco, mientras que las de armas de fuego tenian preferentemente anemia aguda.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1980
heridas del corazón
heart injuries
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Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3045
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Sumario:Fifty two patients with cardiac wounds operated at the Hospital de Clínicas o"f Montevideo, are presented.The percentages were the same far knife and gun shot wounds. Wounds done with knife presented mainly with cardiac tamponade, while those for gun shot had frequent exanguination. Most of the patients were operated on through a left thoracotomy, and direct miocardial suture was performed.