title: [Blunt heart injuries and diagnostic difficulties].
abstract: The authors present their experiences with blunt heart injuries treated in the University Surgical Hospital in Split, Croatia. The diagnostic approach hospitalization and follow-up of these patients are described. The heart contusion was diagnosed using several repeated electrocardiographic and enzymatic tests combined with two-dimensional echocardiography. We treated 67 patients with heart contusions within two-year period. Out of them, 63 (94%) were dismissed from the hospital as cured, and 4 (6%) of them died. Results of treatment depend on the severity of injury, but also on a timely and adequate management.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za kirurske bolesti KBC Split, Spincićeva 1, Hrvatska.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petricević
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacić
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilić
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giunio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sapunar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Tupe ozljede srca i dijagnosticke teskoće.