Kaplan L J, Trooskin S Z, Santora T A
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129, USA.
J Trauma. 1996 Feb;40(2):291-3. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00021.
Presented is a case of a thoracic gunshot wound resulting in descending thoracic aortic and biventricular cardiac injuries. Successful management of these wounds allowed the development of an unusual and previously undescribed complication of thoracic trauma--thoracic compartment syndrome. The clinical features, therapy, and potential sequelae of thoracic compartment syndrome are presented with a review of the literature.
