title: [Diagnosis and treatment of gunshot wounds to the chest].
abstract: Experience of treatment of 86 patients with chest wounds are summarized. Diagnostic and curative algorithm of these patients are presented. Fenestration of the pericardium is proposed for diagnosis of heart wounds. This algorithm permitted to reduce early pleural complications rate from 55.1 to 22.1% and diagnostic mistakes--from 34.2 to 11.2%.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Kochergaev
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mutalibov
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Prokin
authors.forename: Kh I
authors.initials: KhI
authors.lastname: Muradov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*