Transfixing heart injury by stab wound: Case report

Cardiac impalement is a rare and usually fatal injury. Immediate recognition and surgical intervention are decisive factors for patient survival. This is a reported case of cardiac impalement with left ventricular transfixation, whose prehospital management, surgical treatment and postoperative care...

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Autores principales: Struck, Gabriela Tulio, Nabhen, Jacqueline Justino, Soek, Helder Augusto, Moretti, Rafael, Yamaguto, Guilherme Eiji, Moriya, Vitor Lyu, Tanamati, Lucas Wisnieski, Fleury da Silva, Leonardo, Zhen, Felipe, de Aguiar, Alan Junior, Evangelista, Matheus Schimidt, Urdiales, Akihito Inca Atahualpa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34430694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100518
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Sumario:Cardiac impalement is a rare and usually fatal injury. Immediate recognition and surgical intervention are decisive factors for patient survival. This is a reported case of cardiac impalement with left ventricular transfixation, whose prehospital management, surgical treatment and postoperative care were successful.

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