title: [Actual problems of the surgical treatment of chest gunshot wounds].
abstract: The experience obtained during the treatment of 86 casualties with chest injuries was generalized. The authors present the scheme of diagnosis and treatment for the given patient category. To diagnose the cardiac injuries the operation (pericardium fenestration) was proposed. Application of the proposed scheme for diagnosing and treating the casualties with chest injuries allowed to reduce the number of early pleural complications 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: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Usik
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mutalibov
authors.forename: Kh I
authors.initials: KhI
authors.lastname: Muradov
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shastun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D012426:Russia; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*