Penetrating cardiac trauma

Alex Lee; S Morad Hameed; Matt Kaminsky; Chad G Ball

doi:10.1016/j.sopen.2022.11.001

Penetrating cardiac trauma

Surg Open Sci. 2022 Nov 17:11:45-55. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2022.11.001. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Alex Lee¹, S Morad Hameed¹, Matt Kaminsky², Chad G Ball³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Surgery, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, United States of America.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Abstract

This chapter summarizes approaches to hemorrhage control in penetrating cardiac trauma, an injury that is a true test of trauma systems integration, trauma center readiness, teamwork, decision-making, technical excellence, and multidisciplinary trauma care.

Keywords: Cardiac trauma; Hemorrhage control.