1979
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1096213
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Penetrating Wounds of the Heart and Pericardium

Abstract: Fifty-seven patients with penetrating cardiac or pericardial trauma were treated at the Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Stellenbosch at the Tygerberg Hospital during a 6 1/2 year period from June 1971 to January 1978. Eleven patients were treated by aspiration alone because tamponade was mild, or because they were seen between 24 hours and 3 weeks after injury. Six patients underwent late elective surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass had to be employed in four patients to correct intracardiac l… Show more

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“…Foreign bodies as a cause of injury to the heart are unusual in Britain, but in some parts of the world gunshot and stab wounds are not uncommon reasons. for emergency admission to hospital (Breaux et al, 1979;Radtke et al, 1979;Sugg et al, 1968;Trinkle et al, 1979;Wilson and Basett, 1966;Yao etal., 1968). Many present as cardiac tamponade and early surgery after pericardiocentesis (Breaux et al, 1979;Radtke et al, 1979;Sugg et al, 1968;Trinkle et al, 1979;Wilson and Basett, 1966) has reduced the mortality.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Foreign bodies as a cause of injury to the heart are unusual in Britain, but in some parts of the world gunshot and stab wounds are not uncommon reasons. for emergency admission to hospital (Breaux et al, 1979;Radtke et al, 1979;Sugg et al, 1968;Trinkle et al, 1979;Wilson and Basett, 1966;Yao etal., 1968). Many present as cardiac tamponade and early surgery after pericardiocentesis (Breaux et al, 1979;Radtke et al, 1979;Sugg et al, 1968;Trinkle et al, 1979;Wilson and Basett, 1966) has reduced the mortality.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sugg et al [29] fanden eine präklinische Mortalität nach Herzstichverletzungen von 60% (n=122) gegenüber annähernd 89% (n=337) nach Schussverletzungen. Nach Radtke et al [25] sterben 60-80% der Verletzten nach penetrierenden Herzverletzungen, bevor sie die Klinik erreichen.…”
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“…Zahlreiche Literaturiibersichten und noch mehr Fallberichte [3,9,17,24,28,34,36,41,43,51,52] diirfen nicht dariiber hinwegtauschen, dass Herztumoren insbesondere im padiatrischen Krankengut auBerst seltene Fehlbildungen des Herzens darstellen und selbst die groBte und meistzitierte Serie lediglich 89 Tumoren im Kindesalter umfasst [28]. Die Inzidenz in verschiedenen Sektionsstatistiken liegt insgesamt unter 0,1% [20,28,31,48], fiir das Kindesalter wird…”
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“…Bei allen Formen der Ektopie kann das Herz im Crbrigen normal angelegt sein, meist bestehen jedoch zusatzliche Herzfehler [8], oft auch zusatzliche Schadelfehlbildungen. Wir fanden unter 1109 Kindern mit angeborenen Herzfehlern ein Neugeborenes mit einer Ectopia cordis abdominalis und zusatzlicher Trikuspidalatresie [48].…”
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