RT Book, Section
A1 Guevarra, Keith
A1 Litinski, Mikhail
A1 Slonim, Anthony D.
A2 Levitov, Alexander B.
A2 Mayo, Paul H.
A2 Slonim, Anthony D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106129528
T1 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF CARDIAC TRAUMA
T2 Critical Care Ultrasonography, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179352-0
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106129528
RD 2024/04/20
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.