@article{ref1,
title="Cardiac wounds. Experience from 10 years of war. Apropos of 32 cases treated surgically",
journal="Annales de Chirurgie",
year="1989",
author="Jebara, V. A. and Ghossain, M. A. and Saadé, B.",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="117-120",
abstract="Thirty-two patients with cardiac wounds from high velocity firearms (bullets or shrapnel) were operated. Seven of these patients who had no cardiac activity on arrival underwent emergency thoracotomy with a mortality of 85%. The other twenty-five patients underwent planned sternotomy with a mortality of 12%. The authors analyse these case with emphasis on the diagnostic and therapeutic management.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0003-3944",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}