Key result
Cardiorrhaphy was performed in 187 of 200 patients with penetrating pericardial wounds, with 36 deaths related primarily to bleeding, myocardial infarction, or tamponade.
Why the study?
What are the outcomes and optimal management strategies for patients with penetrating wounds of the pericardium?
Population
200 patients with penetrating wounds of the pericardium or its contents
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Substantial mortality despite cardiorrhaphy in penetrating pericardial wounds; hypothesis-generating for optimal management strategies.
Observational (n=200)
What are the outcomes and optimal management strategies for patients with penetrating wounds of the pericardium?
Due to the high risk of death from bleeding, cardiorrhaphy should be rapidly performed on patients with penetrating pericardial wounds unless normal vital signs are maintained after pericardicentesis.
Robert F. Wilson (1966) conducted an observational in Penetrating wounds of the pericardium or its contents (n=200). Cardiorrhaphy was evaluated on Causes of death. Cardiorrhaphy was performed in 187 of 200 patients with penetrating pericardial wounds, with 36 deaths related primarily to bleeding, myocardial infarction, or tamponade.
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