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Penetrating wounds of the chest

The American Journal of Surgery, 1950
Abstract 1. 1. Penetrating (not open) wounds of the chest have been discussed. 2. 2. The symptoms and signs of intrathoracic wounds have been tabulated. 3. 3. Definitive treatment of penetrating wounds of the chest has been outlined. 4. 4. A brief consideration of the complications incident to chest wounds has been considered.
Wm.E. Walsh, R.W. Tawse, John G. Stubenbord   +2 more
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Penetrating neck wounds

The American Journal of Surgery, 1980
Abstract A review of 68 cases of penetrating neck wounds from our institution as well as a review of the recent literature dealing with the management of such injuries is presented. The wounding agent was gunshot (38 cases), knife (21), broken glass (3), an ice pick (1) and miscellaneous (5).
William H. Stroud, Dabney R. Yarbrough
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PENETRATING WOUNDS OF THE ABDOMEN.

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1905
Penetrating wounds of the abdomen occur with considerable frequency in civil as well as in military practice, and until recently have been the most uniformly fatal of all injuries. As much of our knowledge of this class of injuries has been derived from the experience of the civil war, in preantiseptic times, so we may expect to revise or to confirm ...
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Penetrating Wounds of the Pelvis

Southern Medical Journal, 1985
While penetrating wounds of the abdomen may selectively be managed conservatively in the absence of clinical signs or symptoms, we believe that in similar injuries of the pelvic area, exploration is mandatory. Regardless of their clinical presentation, 38 consecutive patients with penetrating injury to the pelvis had exploration, which yielded positive
Baffes Tg, Theodorakis Sp
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Penetrating Wounds of the Abdomen

New England Journal of Medicine, 1974
THE rising tide of urban violence has made penetrating wounds one of the more frequent surgical emergencies. In recent years, hand guns have replaced knives as the most commonly employed weapon, with a resulting rise in the number, complexity and mortality rates from these injuries.
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Penetrating Wounds of the Heart

Chest, 1970
Two cases of injury to the interatrial septum are presented. In one, tamponade effect and permanent damage of the conduction system occurred after an ice pick wound. Electrocardiographic findings of A-V dissociation are shown. In the second case, a bullet injury to the interatrial septum with lodgement of the missile and acute tamponade, no injury to ...
Rohinton K. Balsara, Faustino N. Niguidula, Sustaita Hs, Davila Jc   +3 more
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Penetrating wounds of the neck

The American Journal of Surgery, 1964
Abstract Sixty-seven patients with penetrating neck wounds were treated at the Hennepin County General Hospital during the past ten years. There was a 6 per cent mortality in these cases which included twenty-five gunshot wounds and forty-one deep lacerations.
Rodney Nixon, Harrison H. Farley, Theodore A. Peterson, Claude R. Hitchcock   +3 more
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Penetrating Wounds of the Neck

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1991
The management of penetrating wounds of the neck provides several decision-making steps that remain controversial. The two basic concepts of management include the idea that all wounds deep to the platysma should be explored and (the more conservative concept) that selective neck exploration should be based on a battery of tests to identify traumatic ...
Robert H. Miller, Duplechain Jk
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Penetrating wounds of the aorta

The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
Abstract Penetrating wounds of the aorta are not necessarily fatal. At least fourteen successful cases have been reported previously. The present series consists of twenty-three patients with penetrating aortic injuries, treated in a citycounty general hospital.
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Penetrating Wounds of the Chest

Diseases of the Chest, 1959
SUMMARY 1. One hundred and one penetrating and perforating chest wounds seen in civilian practice since 1952 have been reviewed and factors common to the management of the acute phases and complications of these problems have been discussed. 2. Aspiration of hemothorax is preferable to catheter drainage. 3.
Rush E. Netterville, Rush E. Netterville, Raymond Martin   +2 more
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