Produção Nacional
Transfixing heart injury by stab wound: Case report
2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 35; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100518
ISSN2352-6440
AutoresGabriela Tulio Struck, Jacqueline Justino Nabhen, Helder Augusto Soek, Rafael Moretti, Guilherme Eiji Yamaguto, Vitor Lyu Moriya, Lucas Wisnieski Tanamati, Leonardo Fleury da Silva, Felipe Zhen, Alan Junior de Aguiar, Matheus Schimidt Evangelista, Akihito Inca Atahualpa Urdiales,
Tópico(s)Trauma Management and Diagnosis
ResumoCardiac 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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