title: Penetrating cardiac injury: consider direct exploration and "finger haemostasis", and remember to screen for intra-cardiac injury after a successful repair.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Banqiao, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Hung-Lung
authors: HL
authors: Hsu
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Banqiao, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: jershen@gmail.com.
authors: Jer-Shen
authors: JS
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005385:Fingers; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Penetrating cardiac injury; Ventricular septal defect