Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA
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Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao · Oct 2002
Case ReportsSuccessful resuscitation by emergency room thoracotomy in a patient in agonal state with hemorrhagic shock resulting from penetrating cardiac injury.
A 23-year-old male patient, who was stabbed in the left chest at the fourth intercostal space leaving a 4-cm wound, was in agonal state with blood pressure of 0/0 kPa when admitted. The patient underwent emergency room thoractomy on stretcher through the left fourth intercostal anterior lateral incision 16 min after injury. ⋯ Within 4 min the wound in the heart was sutured with the pericardium as the backing. The patient was discharged with full recovery 8 d after injury.