Delayed Presentation of Cardiac Injury after a Penetrating Stab Wound to the Chest

Am Surg. 2016 Jan;82(1):E31-2.

Authors

Ali H Charafeddine¹, Wayne B Cohen-Levy, Sonia Talathi, Srinivas Reddy, Jody M Kaban

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.

PMID: 26802852

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis
Abdominal Injuries / surgery
Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Delayed Diagnosis*
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
Heart Injuries / surgery
Hemothorax / diagnostic imaging
Hemothorax / surgery
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Intraoperative Care / methods
Male
Multiple Trauma / diagnosis*
Multiple Trauma / surgery
Radiography
Risk Assessment
Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries / surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Stab / complications
Wounds, Stab / diagnosis*
Wounds, Stab / surgery