Struck GT, Nabhen JJ, Soek HA, Moretti R, Yamaguto GE, Moriya VL, Tanamati LW, Fleury da Silva L, Zhen F, de Aguiar AJ, Evangelista MS, Urdiales AIA. Transfixing heart injury by stab wound: Case report.
Trauma Case Rep 2021;
35:100518. [PMID:
34430694 PMCID:
PMC8369058 DOI:
10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100518]
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Abstract
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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