Timberlake G A, McSwain N E
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112.
J Trauma. 1988 Apr;28(4):535-40. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198804000-00022.
Myocardial contusion is becoming more frequently recognized as a concomitant of blunt chest and abdominal trauma. Thromboembolism is an infrequent, but serious, complication of myocardial contusion and management is controversial. We report a case and review the literature of thromboembolism complicating blunt heart injury, and suggest a protocol to prevent this complication.
