Blunt cardiac injury.
In summary, the incidence of BCI following blunt thoracic trauma patients has been reported between 20% and 76%, and no gold standard exists to diagnose BCI. Diagnostic tests should be limited to identify those patients who are at risk of developing cardiac complications as a result of BCI. Therapeutic interventions should be directed to treat the complications of BCI. Finally, the prognosis and outcome of BCI patients is encouraging
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, L223, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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D000465:Algorithms; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology