| dc.creator | Reyna Sepúlveda, Francisco J. | |
| dc.creator | Cueto Ramos, R. | |
| dc.creator | Vásquez Fernandez, Francisco | |
| dc.creator | Hernández Guedea, Marco Antonio | |
| dc.creator | Guevara Charles, Asdrúbal | |
| dc.creator | Muñoz Maldonado, Gerardo | |
| dc.date | 2016 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-06T12:08:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-06T12:08:28Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://eprints.uanl.mx/11698/1/S1665579616300175_S300_en.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | Reyna Sepúlveda, Francisco J. y Cueto Ramos, R. y Vásquez Fernandez, Francisco y Hernández Guedea, Marco Antonio y Guevara Charles, Asdrúbal y Muñoz Maldonado, Gerardo (2016) Self-inflicted wound with a nail in the heart: case report. Medicina universitaria, 18 (70). pp. 20-22. ISSN 1665-5796 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/248990 | |
| dc.description | Adequate diagnosis and treatment of penetrating cardiac injury (PCI) represents a great challenge for the surgeon in the emergency department (ED) because of its high mortality. It is estimated that more than 90% of mortality happens before the patient reaches the hospital
and only 15---50% of those will receive appropriate medical treatment. Case report: A 42-year-old hemodynamically stable male is brought to the ED with a protruding nail in his thorax. He is taken to the operating room (OR) where a medial sternotomy is
performed and an injury is found in the left ventricle. Cardiac muscle repair is performed with pericardial patch. Discussion: PCI from a suicide attempt secondary to a nail hammered into the chest is very rare and no previous reports were found by the author. Conclusion: The objects that penetrate cardiac structures must be removed in a proper OR with capable personnel and the resources available to perform procedures like an urgent
thoracotomy or sternotomy. | |
| dc.format | text | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | UANL. Facultad de Medicina | |
| dc.relation | http://eprints.uanl.mx/11698/ | |
| dc.rights | cc_by_nc_nd | |
| dc.subject | RD Cirugía | |
| dc.title | Self-inflicted wound with a nail in the heart: case report | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
