Surgical Treatment of Blunt Traumatic Cardiac Rupture: Two Case Reports

Noh,  Tae Ook; Seo,  Pil Won

Case Report

Journal of Trauma and Injury 2014;27(1):5-8.

Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. pwseo@dankook.ac.kr

둔상성 외상에 의한 심장파열에 대한 수술적 치험

노태욱, 서필원

단국대학교 의과대학 단국대학교병원 흉부외과학교실

Received: 30 September 2013 • Revised: 5 November 2013 • Accepted: 9 April 2014

Abstract

Although blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is an uncommon injury, it can be associated with a high mortality rate. Two cases of cardiac rupture in blunt trauma patients are described herein. In those cases, applications of mechanical support devices such as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and early surgery for exploration under cardiopulmonary bypass may be helpful for treating blunt chest trauma patients.

Key Words: Blunt trauma; Cardiac rupture