Population
1 27-year-old man with a 3 cm stab wound in the chest involving the heart.
Design
Case_report
Authors
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This case supports feasibility of immediate ER thoracotomy in penetrating cardiac injury; leaves open need for prospective data on selection and outcomes.
Immediate emergency room thoracotomy can be a successful, life-saving intervention for patients with penetrating cardiac stab wounds who are rapidly deteriorating.
Arthur E. Baue (1963) studied this question.
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