THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF OPEN-HEART IN JURIES UNDER CONDITIONS OF CENTRAL REGIONAL-HOSPITAL

In a period of 10 years seven patients with oper injury to the heart w ere treated. Their ages ranged from 17 to 39 years. One patient had a gunshot injury, in six the injury was inflicted with a knife. In three patients the injuries were combined (concurrent injury to the lung in 2 and to the diaphragm in one) and in four isolated. Perforating inju ry of both ventricles and damage of the interventricular septum were f ound in one case. All patients underwent emergency closure of the hear t wounds with an autramatic synthetic thread and drainage of the pleur al cavity. Complications developed in the postoperative period in six patients: suppuration of the operative wound in one and pericarditis i n five. One patient died. Analysis of the obtained data testifies to t he expediency of two-stage treatment with rehabilitation in cardiologi cal departments. This shortens the period of rehabilitation of patient s with open injuries to the heart treated in a central regional hospit al.