title: [Treatment of injuries of the heart and pericardium].
abstract: The authors analyse the results of management of injuries to the heart and pericardium in 256 patients. From comparison of two periods during which treatment was applied, 1956-1971 and 1972-1984, they found that the results of surgical treatment were determined by a number of conditions among which organizational measures and active surgical tactics play an important role. For instance, in early thoracotomy the postoperative mortality was 13%, whereas in delayed thoracotomy it was 24.7%. The duration of the operative intervention also affected postoperative mortality. In thoracotomy lasting no longer than 90 minutes, the mortality was 13.9%, in operations lasting more than 150 minutes it reached 38.5%. The mortality was particularly high in cases of repeated thoracotomy (57.1%).
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Polianskiĭ
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Babintsev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Lechenie raneniĭ serdtsa i perikarda.