Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon!
We report an unusual case of multiple penetrating cerebral, cardiac and abdominal injuries following a suicidal attempt using a nail gun. Successful treatment required several emergency procedures and resulted from a wise interdisciplinary management and timing of surgery.
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| author | Ahmed Ouda Anna Maria Schürner Martin Oliver Schmiady Gerrolt Nico Jukema Paul Robert Vogt Thierry Carrel |
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| description | We report an unusual case of multiple penetrating cerebral, cardiac and abdominal injuries following a suicidal attempt using a nail gun. Successful treatment required several emergency procedures and resulted from a wise interdisciplinary management and timing of surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b46d708f8e7403ea3053ca1d592963d2023-03-13T03:04:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2023-03-011010.3389/fcvm.2023.10811621081162Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon!Ahmed Ouda0Anna Maria Schürner1Martin Oliver Schmiady2Gerrolt Nico Jukema3Paul Robert Vogt4Thierry Carrel5Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandWe report an unusual case of multiple penetrating cerebral, cardiac and abdominal injuries following a suicidal attempt using a nail gun. Successful treatment required several emergency procedures and resulted from a wise interdisciplinary management and timing of surgery.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1081162/fullpenetrating cardiac traumahead injurycerebral bleedinganticoagulationsurgical treatment |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Ouda Anna Maria Schürner Martin Oliver Schmiady Gerrolt Nico Jukema Paul Robert Vogt Thierry Carrel Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine penetrating cardiac trauma head injury cerebral bleeding anticoagulation surgical treatment |
| title | Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! |
| title_full | Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! |
| title_short | Case report: Eighteen nails gun shots in the head, thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission: A challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon! |
| title_sort | case report eighteen nails gun shots in the head thorax and abdomen but still conscious at admission a challenging patient for the cardiac surgeon |
| topic | penetrating cardiac trauma head injury cerebral bleeding anticoagulation surgical treatment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1081162/full |
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