TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Penetrating cardiac trauma: a retrospective case series from Karachi
JO  - JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
A1  - Rahim Khan, Hamza Abdur
A1  - Gilani, Jaleed Ahmed
A1  - Pervez, Muhammad Bin
A1  - Hashmi, Shiraz
A1  - Hasan, Sulaiman
SP  - 1285
EP  - 1287
VL  - 68
IS  - 8
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-9982
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -