Transfixing heart injury by stab wound: Case report.
Trauma Case Rep
; 35: 100518, 2021 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34430694
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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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Trauma Case Rep
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil
Country of publication:
Países Bajos