1995
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1995.01430070096019
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Outcome of a Strict Policy on Emergency Department Thoracotomies

Abstract: Emergency department thoracotomies have a definite role in the management of trauma patients. The best results are obtained in patients with penetrating chest injuries.

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“…Typically less than 10 % of patients with penetrating cardiac injury arrive to hospital alive [10]. Nevertheless, rapid diagnosis and operation can salvage patients who would otherwise be lost [11][12]. Stabbing wounds generally occur more frequently than gunshot wounds [13].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Typically less than 10 % of patients with penetrating cardiac injury arrive to hospital alive [10]. Nevertheless, rapid diagnosis and operation can salvage patients who would otherwise be lost [11][12]. Stabbing wounds generally occur more frequently than gunshot wounds [13].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sixty-three patients (85%) were hypotensive on arrival in the emergency department (BP<(90 mmHg). Of these patients, 21 had unrecordable blood pressure, six of whom had a cardiac arrest within 20 min of arrival at hospital and underwent successful emergency department thoracotomy (5). The mean time between admission and arrival in the operating room was 115 min.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Para la valoració n del estudio de la supervivencia total y la supervivencia dependiendo de si el traumatismo torá cico era abierto o cerrado se seleccionaron 21 artículos en los que se analizaban ambas variables (trauma abierto o cerrado) (tabla 1). Se seleccionaron los artículos en los que se analizaba claramente que las heridas cardiacas son penetrantes (12 artículos) 20,27,29,31,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] (tabla 2). Se calculó la supervivencia total, supervivencia segú n el mecanismo principal de la lesió n (apuñ alamiento o herida de bala), segú n el nú mero de lesiones (ú nicas o mú ltiples), así como la presencia o no de signos de vida (SDV) a la llegada: respuesta pupilar, ventilació n espontá nea, pulso carotídeo, presió n arterial, movimiento de extremidades y/o actividad elé ctrica en el monitor.…”
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