Haemopericardium in stable patients after penetrating injury: Is subxiphoid pericardial window and drainage enough? A prospective study

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 745-750

  Navsaria, Pradeep H ^a,b   Nicol, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Haemodynamically stable; Haemopericardium; Penetrating cardiac injury

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRAINAGE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; STERNUM; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 19544388117     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.08.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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