Abstract
1/2008
vol. 5
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Stab wound in the chest penetrating to right ventricle of the heart closed in a rural hospital – case report
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2008; 5 (1): 72–73
Online publish date: 2008/03/20
This is a case report of a scenario which can be found during on-call duty in general surgery.
A 25-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest penetrating to the right ventricle of the heart and a stab wound to the abdomen was transferred in shock as an emergency to a rural hospital.
The stab wound in the right ventricle was closed by a general surgeon after resuscitation. Exploratory laparotomy revealed no lesion in the abdomen.
The patient left hospital in good condition after 19 days of hospitalization.
Follow-up 18 months after surgery confirmed good physical and mental condition.
A 25-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest penetrating to the right ventricle of the heart and a stab wound to the abdomen was transferred in shock as an emergency to a rural hospital.
The stab wound in the right ventricle was closed by a general surgeon after resuscitation. Exploratory laparotomy revealed no lesion in the abdomen.
The patient left hospital in good condition after 19 days of hospitalization.
Follow-up 18 months after surgery confirmed good physical and mental condition.
Keywords
stab wound of the heart, cardiac tamponade
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