Pericardial window used in the diagnosis of cardiac injury

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-215

  Fraga, Gustavo Pereira ^a,b,c   Espínola, Juliana Pinho ^a,c   Mantovani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FAPESP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heart; Penetrating wounds; Pericardial window techniques; Thoracic injuries; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAB WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 41749117058     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-86502008000200016     Document Type: Article

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