Postdischarge Complications After Penetrating Cardiac Injury
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Postdischarge complications after penetrating cardiac injury: a survivable injury with a high postdischarge complication rate.
HYPOTHESIS A significant rate of postdischarge complications is associated with penetrating cardiac injuries. DESIGN Retrospective trauma registry review. SETTING Level I trauma center. PATIENTS All patients sustaining penetrating cardiac injuries between January 2000 and June 2010. Patient demographics, clinical data, operative findings, outpatient follow-up, echocardiogram results, and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.226