Penetrating cardiac injury

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Abstract

A case of penetrating cardiac injury is reported where cardiorrhaphy is done without cardiopulmonary bypass and via a right thoracotorny even though median stemotomy is the usual approach. It is also stressed that all precordial stabwounds must be carefully explored.

Keywords

Penetrating cardiac injury, Without cardiopulmonary bypass, Right posterolateral thoracotomy, Centrally chest injury

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)

Volume

4

Issue

2

Publisher

Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Additional Information

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