Penetrating cardiac stab wounds: A case report with management algorithm and review of the literature
A 57-year-old man attempted a suicide self-inflicting multiple scissors stab wounds in the chest. At the scene, Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) showed an important left pleural effusion and pericardial fluid. Computed Tomography Angiography confirmed the pericardial effusion. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/7384 |