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Visceral injuries following external cardiac massage
Author(s) -
BARROWCLIFFE M. P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb07275.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , cardiac massage , massage , surgery , resuscitation , pathology , alternative medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Summary This case report describes a patient who sustained a laceration of the hepatic artery during external cardiac massage, a complication which has not previously been reported. The spleen was also damaged. The importance of recognising complications such as haemorrhage from injured abdominal viscera is emphasised and the literature relating to these injuries is briefly reviewed.