[Zasshi] [Journal]. Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai
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Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi · Nov 1996
Case Reports[Cardiac injury successfully treated by emergency cardiorrhaphy--a report of 5 cases].
Five cases who were successfully treated for cardiac injuries by emergency cardiorrhaphy were reported. The range of the ages of the patients was 14 to 71 years. Four of the 5 were males with stab wounds and one was a 71-year-old female with a blunt injury by motor vehicle accident. ⋯ One was stab injury and the other was blunt trauma. Both of them had an uneventfull post-operative course without any infection. In conclusion, ERT is most helpful when used in the cases with PI* < or = 15. *: physiologic index (Ivatury).