| TITLE: |
Cardiac tamponade from slingshot metal darts in Chuuk: a retrospective review of cases / Arsenal JC, Remit K, Yichiro O. |
| PUBLISHED: |
New Zealand |
| DESCRIPTION: |
[6] leves; 28 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Pacific health dialog, 2005, Vol.12 (1), p.145-148 |
| NOTES: |
We determined the immediate cause of death of patients with penetrating cardiac injuries from slingshot metal darts. This retrospective review of cases focused on those 7 patients with penetrating cardiac injuries from the period July 1999 to July 2005. |
| NOTES: |
There were 6 patients who underwent emergency thoracotomy regardless of the type of operative approach. |
| NOTES: |
Five of the 6 patients who were operated underwent left Lateral Thoracotomy and 1 patient underwent Median Sternotomy. |
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There were 11 patients who sustained cardiac injuries out of the 240 cases reviewed. The patient's with cardiac injuries had a higher mortality (27.3%) than those who have penetrating thoracic injuries (3.5%) without associated cardiac injury. |
| NOTES: |
Of the seven patients who had penetrating cardiac injuries, 5 patients underwent left Lateral thoracotomy and 1 patient underwent median sternotomy. |
| NOTES: |
All 6 patients had chest tube thoracotomy insertion prior to surgery. There were 2 deaths in this review of penetrating cardiac injuries. |
| NOTES: |
The other patient with 7 multiple slingshot injuries died of cardiac tamponade with hypovolemic shock. |
| SUBJECT: |
Accidents, occupational. |
| SUBJECT: |
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology |
| SUBJECT: |
Cardiac Tamponade - mortality |
| SUBJECT: |
Cardiac Tamponade - surgery |
| SUBJECT: |
Wounds--Surgery--Penetrating. |
| SUBJECT: |
Micronesia- epidemiology |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Arsenal, JC |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Yichiro, O. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Remit, K |
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