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Emergency department echocardiography improves outcome in penetrating cardiac injury

โœ Scribed by Dave Plummer; Doug Brunette; Richard Asinger; Ernest Ruiz


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
282 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6760

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โœฆ Synopsis


Study objectives: To determine the effect of immediate two-dimensional echocardiography on the time to diagnosis, survival rate, and neurologic outcome of patients with penetrating cardiac injury.

Design: A ten-year retrospective review. Setting: Regional trauma center serving a population base of 1.25 million with 85,000 visits yearly.

Type of participants: All patients presenting to the emergency department with penetrating cardiac injury.


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