Open AccessChest, pericardium, abdomen, and thigh penetrating injury by a steel rebar: A case report
Author(s) -
Xianwei Yang,
Wentao Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.5025
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardium , pleural effusion , abdomen , surgery , perforation , pleural cavity , mediastinum , thigh , pericardial cavity , radiology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Combined penetrating trauma involving the chest, pericardium, abdomen, and thigh is rare and lethal. It is difficult to quickly rescue patients with penetrating injuries from long steel bars.