The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma

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dc.contributor.advisorKahn, Delawiren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNicol, Andrew Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T18:57:01Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T18:57:01Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe vast majority of patients with penetrating cardiac injuries do not reach the hospital alive as the pre-hospital mortality rate for these injuries is in the region of 86%. The patients that do reach the hospital alive are potential survivors and it is obviously crucial that any cardiac injury is detected and managed appropriately. Most of these injuries present with either cardiac tamponade or hypovolaemic shock and are relatively straightforward to diagnose and require immediate surgery. There is, however, a group of patients that are relatively stable with an underlying cardiac injury and it is in these patients that a potential or occult cardiac injury needs to be identified.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNicol, A. J. (2012). <i>The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Surgery. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11633en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNicol, Andrew John. <i>"The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Surgery, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11633en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNicol, A. 2012. The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nicol, Andrew John AB - The vast majority of patients with penetrating cardiac injuries do not reach the hospital alive as the pre-hospital mortality rate for these injuries is in the region of 86%. The patients that do reach the hospital alive are potential survivors and it is obviously crucial that any cardiac injury is detected and managed appropriately. Most of these injuries present with either cardiac tamponade or hypovolaemic shock and are relatively straightforward to diagnose and require immediate surgery. There is, however, a group of patients that are relatively stable with an underlying cardiac injury and it is in these patients that a potential or occult cardiac injury needs to be identified. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma TI - The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11633 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11633
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNicol AJ. The current management of penetrating cardiac trauma. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Surgery, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11633en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Surgeryen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSurgeryen_ZA
dc.titleThe current management of penetrating cardiac traumaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
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