A Case of Severe Thoracoabdominal Impalement by a Steel Bar

A 53-year-old man arrived at the trauma center with a steel bar penetrating from the epigastrium to the right scapula. He was hypotensive and hypoxic, and immediate resuscitation and basic evaluation were performed. An emergency operation was performed due to an unstable hemodynamic state. Multipl...

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Main Authors: Ki Tae Kim, Pil Won Seo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.6.481