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- M M Sherman, V K Saini, M D Yarnoz, J Ramp, L F Williams, and R L Berger.
- Am. J. Surg. 1978 Apr 1;135(4):553-8.
AbstractThe records of ninety-two patients treated between 1965 and 1976 at the Boston City Hospital for penetrating wounds of the heart were reviewed and the results were compared with a previous series of twenty-five patients admitted to the same institution between 1956 and 1964. The annual incidence rose from 2.8 cases during the first period to 8.0 during the more recent years. Gunshot wounds increased in frequency in the second period. The overall mortality was similar in the two series. However, there were more complex wounds and agonal patients subjected to immediate emergency room thoracotomy during the second phase of this experience. The salvage rate in the latter group of patients gradually improved and averaged 24% between 1965 and 1976. These data indicate that an aggressive approach, including the use of immediate thoracotomy, to the agonal patient with a heart wound will be rewarded with salvage of some patients.
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