Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of intracardiac paperclip

Penetrating cardiac injuries are rarely reported in the literature. Foreign bodies are rarely seen in the heart and most patients with penetrating cardiac injuries die from hemorragic or pericardial tamponade before arriving at the hospital. Bedside ultrasonography is a highly valuable and readily l...

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Main Authors: Erden Erol Unluer, Arif Karagoz, Fatih Esad Topal, Pinar Yesim Akyol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=3;spage=236;epage=238;aulast=Unluer