BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with unfavourable outcome following stab wounds to the heart in order to improve selection of @entity1 who may benefit from resuscitative effort. METHODS: From February to March, variables were collected from medical records of @entity1 sustaining cardiac @entity130 . The inclusion criterion was the presence of a penetrating @entity299 confirmed intraoperatively. RESULTS: Ninety-eight @entity1 were admitted with penetrating @entity299 . The mortality rate was 60 %. Fifty-seven @entity1 had unrecordable blood pressure at admission and emergency department thoracotomy was done in twelve @entity1 . The AAST-OIS score was higher in non survivors group (4,21 vs 4,49). Multivariate analysis identified tamponade, associated @entity130 , right ventricular laceration as the most predictive variables for mortality. DISCUSSION: Stab wounds should be separated from gunshots wounds as the former mechanism has different pathophysiological issue. @entity1 arriving without signs of life may benefit from aggressive resuscitative efforts depending on transport time. CONCLUSION: Penetrating @entity299 are highly lethal condition. @entity2293 , right ventricle lacerations and associated extra- @entity299 are independent risk factors of @entity204 .

Evaluation of penetrating XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity2293 :: ('MESH:D002305', 'Disease') :: ['Cardiac tamponade'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac injury', 'cardiac injuries'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injuries', 'trauma']
@entity299 :: (MESH:D006331,Disease) :: ['cardiac stab wounds']
