WOUNDS OF THE THORACIC VISCERA
1936; American Medical Association; Volume: 107; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1936.02770290009003
ISSN2376-8118
Autores Tópico(s)Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
ResumoThe danger from chest wounds is in a large measure due to the narrow margin of safety under which the thoracic viscera work. A rapid change of pressure relationships within the thorax affects the aeration of the blood, the filling and emptying of the heart, and the circulation not only in the thorax but also of the whole body. A knowledge of certain fundamentals of the mechanics of respiration is therefore a necessary prerequisite for the surgery of this field. Wounds of the thorax are common in civil practice as well as in war surgery. In the past five years (1931 to 1935 inclusive) 553 patients have been treated at the Emory University Division (colored) of the Grady Hospital (municipal) for penetrating chest wounds. That the number of such cases is increasing is shown by the fact that, in the nine years previous to 1931, 511 similar cases were treated
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