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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 4 patients who survived traumatic cardiac injuries

From: The importance of simulation education for the management of traumatic cardiac injuries: a case series

Patient

Age, years

M/F

Mechanism

External injury

Clinical condition in ER

Treatment

Discharge, days

1

67

M

Blunt

–

BP 138/46, GCS7, tamponade

ER pericardial drainage, then OR sternotomy, stapling

50

2

20

F

Blunt

Femur fracture

BP100/70, tamponade

OR sternotomy, extract clot

80

3

32

F

Stab, 1 wound

Left chest at 7th rib

BP100/60, no tamponade

ER left anterior thoracotomy, suture left ventricle

14

4

46

M

Stab, 2 wounds

Left chest at 3rd rib

Cardiac arrest, tamponade

ER left anterior thoracotomy VA-ECMO

13

  1. M male, F female, ER emergency room, VA-ECMO venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, OR operating room, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale