TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF CARDIAC TRAUMA
A1  - Guevarra, Keith
A1  - Litinski, Mikhail
A1  - Slonim, Anthony D.
A2  - Levitov, Alexander B.
A2  - Mayo, Paul H.
A2  - Slonim, Anthony D.
PY  - 2015
T2  - Critical Care Ultrasonography, 2e
AB  - Traumatic  injuries  to  the  chest  wall  can  arise  from  blunt  or  penetrating  forces.  Blunt  cardiac  injury  occurs  commonly  in  thoracic  injury  approximately  20–76%  of  the  time  and  is  often  overlooked.1  The  range  of  presentations  from  an  asymptomatic  cardiac  bruise  to  a  severe  cardiac  rupture  necessitates  early  recognition.  Furthermore,  the  consequences  can  be  quite  serious  and  potentially  fatal  for  unrecognized  cardiac  injuries;  hence,  early  assessment  and  aggressive  management  can  lead  to  improved  outcomes.  Ultrasound  provides  a  useful  method  of  evaluating  cardiac  trauma  because  it  is  readily  available  at  the  bedside,  provides  good  image  quality,  and  can  be  used  serially  to  monitor  the  effects  of  interventions.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106129528
ER  -