Góes Junior AMDO, Oliveira ÉVLD, Albuquerque FBAD, Martins EG, Andrade MCD, Abib SDCV. The use of computed tomography for penetrating heart injury screening.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019;
46:e20192154. [PMID:
31291433 DOI:
10.1590/0100-6991e-20192154]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to determine if computed tomography represents a safe option for penetrating heart injury screening.
METHODS
retrospective transversal study which confronted tomographic findings with the ones detected in surgical exploration in patients that had undergone surgery because of suspected cardiac trauma from January, 2016 to January, 2018.
RESULTS
seventy-two cases were analysed; 97.2% of them were males, and the most prevalent age range was 20 to 29 years; 56.9% of them presented injuries caused by firearm shots and 43.1% by cutting weapons. In 20 cases, computed tomography suggested heart injury, confirmed in 13 cases during surgery. Sensitivity of computed tomography was 56.5%, reaching a specificity of 85.7%.
CONCLUSION
computed tomography must not be adopted as a routine for the screening of penetrating heart injuries.
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