Survival following resuscitative thoracotomy for combined left ventricle and left atrium ruptures secondary to blunt trauma

Survival following resuscitative thoracotomy for combined left ventricle and left atrium ruptures secondary to blunt trauma

Summary Improvements in pre-hospital care and the development of integrated Trauma Systems have streamlined access for the severely injured to sophisticated, specialist Trauma Centre reception and resuscitation. We describe the initial care of a survivor of combined ruptures of the left ventricle an...

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Published in:Injury Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 1089 - 1092
Main Authors: Fitzgerald, Mark, Basu, Abhishek, Rahman, Fatima, Russell, T. John, Hines, Jane, Gooi, Julian, Marasco, Silvana, Bezer, Lamia, Effeney, Peter, Bunbury, Kerryn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-09-2008
Elsevier
Subjects:
Atrial Appendage - injuries
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac trauma
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Emergency Medical Services
FAST
Heart Atria - injuries
Heart Atria - surgery
Heart Injuries - surgery
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Humans
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents
Lung Injury - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Resuscitation - methods
Resuscitative thoracotomy
Rupture - surgery
Thoracotomy - methods
Trauma systems
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
Resuscitative thoracotomy
Cardiac trauma
FAST
Trauma systems
Cardiac tamponade
Prognosis
Cardiovascular disease
Left atrium
Thoracotomy
Survival
Left ventricle
Treatment
Heart trauma
Heart disease
Surgery
Tissue rupture
Pericardial disease
Anesthesia
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Summary:Summary Improvements in pre-hospital care and the development of integrated Trauma Systems have streamlined access for the severely injured to sophisticated, specialist Trauma Centre reception and resuscitation. We describe the initial care of a survivor of combined ruptures of the left ventricle and left atrium secondary to blunt injury. This case emphasises the contribution of such a Trauma System in achieving a favourable outcome for a severely injured trauma patient with injuries previously considered non-survivable.
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ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.024