Open AccessNail Gun Penetrating Injury of the Left Ventricle and Descending Aorta
Author(s) -
MingJiuh Wang,
I-Shiang Chen,
Shen-Kuo Tsai
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.100.3.e18
Subject(s) - medicine , descending aorta , ventricle , ascending aorta , anesthesiology , pericardial effusion , aorta , anesthesia , cardiology , surgery
A17-year-old boy was sent to the emergency service for an accidental nail-gun shot injury of the chest. His blood pressure was 90/60 mm Hg, heart rate was 110 bpm, and oxygen saturation was 87% before anesthetic induction in the operating room. Transesophageal echocardiography undertaken after induction with general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation showed that the left ventricle and descending …
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