
On personal experience of 6 cases and literature review the management of penetrating precordial wounds is discussed. The importance of clinical science, as shock and high central venous pressure, in the indication of emergency thoracotomy is outlined.
Adult, Male, Heart Injuries, Thoracotomy, Myocardium, Humans, Female, Wounds, Penetrating, Emergencies, Prognosis
Adult, Male, Heart Injuries, Thoracotomy, Myocardium, Humans, Female, Wounds, Penetrating, Emergencies, Prognosis
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