Pericardiocentesis followed by thoracotomy and repair of penetrating cardiac injury caused by nail gun injury to the heart

INTRODUCTION: Work site injuries involving high projectile tools such as nail guns can lead to catastrophic injuries. Generally, penetrating cardiac injuries are associated with a high mortality rate. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A construction worker was brought to the emergency room having sustained a na...

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Autores principales: Chirumamilla, Vasu, Prabhakaran, Kartik, Patrizio, Petrone, Savino, John A., Marini, Corrado P., Zoha, Zobair
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27107304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.022

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27107304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.022

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