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J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth ; 36(8 Pt B): 3265-3277, 2022 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35305892

ABSTRACT

Trauma is the number one cause of death among Americans between the ages of 1 and 46, costing >$670 billion a year. Blunt and penetrating trauma can lead to cardiac and aortic injuries, with the incidence of death varying upon the location of the damage. Among those who reach the hospital alive, many may survive if the hemorrhage and cardiovascular injuries are diagnosed and treated adequately in a timely fashion. Although echocardiography often is underused in the setting of cardiac trauma, it offers significant diagnosis and treatment potential because it is accessible in most settings, safe, relatively noninvasive, and can provide rapid and accurate trauma assessment in the hands of trained providers. This review article aims to analyze the pathophysiology of cardiac injuries in patients with trauma and the role of echocardiography for the accurate diagnosis of cardiac injury in trauma. This review, additionally, will offer a patient-centered, team-based, early management plan with a treatment algorithm to help improve the quality of care among these patients with cardiac trauma.


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Heart Injuries , Wounds, Nonpenetrating , Wounds, Penetrating , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Echocardiography , Heart Injuries/diagnostic imaging , Heart Injuries/therapy , Humans , Infant , Middle Aged , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/complications , Wounds, Penetrating/complications , Wounds, Penetrating/diagnosis , Young Adult
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