Use of cardiopulmonary bypass to salvage patients with heart wounds: A consecutive series of 36patients from a Scandinavian hospital
Abstract: Thoracic injuries account for 25% of all trauma deaths annually. Immediate deaths involve disruption of the heart or great vessel injury. Early deaths (those occurring within 30mins to 3 hours) are due to cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, aspiration, or airway obstruction. Pulmonary sepsis and missed injuries account of the late deaths.