Case Report
Transmediastinal and Transcardiac Gunshot Wound with Hemodynamic Stability
Table 1
Management of transmediastinal gunshot wounds.
| Groups | SBP (mmHg) | Evaluation | Management |
| I | >100 | Chest X-ray, echocardiogram, and CT angiography | (a) Observation: most frequent (b) Surgery | II | 60–100 | Physical examination +/− chest X-ray and/or echocardiogram if possible | (a) Observation (b) Surgery: most frequent | III | <60 | ED thoracotomy |
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