Citation

Mylonas KS, Tsilimigras DI, Texakalidis P, Hemmati P, Schizas D, Economopoulos KP. World J. Pediatr. Congenit. Heart Surg. 2018; 9(2): 214-223.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2150135117747488

PMID

29544413

Abstract

Literature discussing cardiac injuries in children is limited. Systematic search of PubMed identified 21 studies enrolling 1,062 pediatric patients who experienced cardiac trauma in the United States during the period 1961 to 2012. The predominant type of injury was blunt cardiac contusion affecting 59.7% (n = 634/1,062) of the study population. Motor vehicle crashes (53.5%, n = 391/731) were the leading cause of blunt cardiac trauma, while gunshot wounds (50%, n = 150/300) accounted for most penetrating injuries. Overall mortality rate was 35.2% (n = 374/1,062).

Language: en

Keywords

blunt cardiac trauma; children; injury; pediatric trauma; penetrating cardiac trauma