CASE 6—2015: Penetrating Biventricular Cardiac Injury in a Trauma Patient: Heart Versus Machete

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;29(3):797-805. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.017. Epub 2015 Jan 8.

Authors

Christian Diez¹, Bianca Conti², Maureen McCunn², Michel B Aboutanos², Albert J Varon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Anesthesiology, Division of Trauma Anesthesiology, Ryder Trauma Center-Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Anesthesiology, Division of Trauma Anesthesiology, Ryder Trauma Center-Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

PMID: 25863730
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.017

No abstract available

Keywords: emergencies; hemorrhage; penetrating cardiac injury; thoracotomy; trauma; trauma anesthesia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Catheterization, Central Venous
Drainage
Emergency Medical Services
Fatal Outcome
Heart Injuries / surgery*
Humans
Male
Wounds, Stab / surgery*