Roth, Thierry; Kipfer, Beat; Takala, Jukka; Schmid, Ralph A. (2002). Delayed heart perforation after blunt trauma. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 21(1), pp. 121-123. Elsevier Science B.V. 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01054-5
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A 33-year-old patient was hospitalized after a blunt chest trauma with a left flail chest. Six hours after admission to the intensive care unit the patient suddenly developed hypotension and tachycardia. His left chest tube drained 1.5 l of blood within minutes. Immediate resuscitation and emergency sternotomy with left anterolateral extension was performed for pericardial tamponade secondary to left ventricular perforation due to a sharp rib fragment. Outcome was favourable and the patient was operated on for his flail chest by internal stabilization the next day.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Thoracic Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Takala, Jukka, Schmid, Ralph |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1010-7940 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier Science B.V. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Marceline Brodmann |
Date Deposited: |
05 Oct 2020 12:12 |
Last Modified: |
27 Feb 2024 14:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01054-5 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.115723 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/115723 |
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