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Impalement injury to the heart
S Pradhan1, R Sapkota, U K Shrestha
1Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Man Mohan Center for Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Institute of Medicine, P.O.Box 3578, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Abstract:
Cardiac impalement injury is rare and one of the most severe penetrating chest injuries, often fatal. The management of penetrating cardiac injuries is a challenging one. The success in management of impaling cardiac trauma requires stabilization of the impaling object, expeditious transfer to a facility for open heart surgery, rapid imaging, access to blood and blood products and a ready surgical team. We report a case of impalement injury to the heart by a stick, transfixing the right ventricle and its successful treatment.
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