DOI: 10.33706/jemcr.1461210 ISSN: 2149-9934

5mm Before Death:İmportant of Transport in Thoracic Stab Wounds

Caner İşevi, Mehmet Pirzirenli, Berk Caner Öten, Yasemin Büyükkarabacak
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Penetrating thoracic injury is a major medical problem due to the high mortality incidence in thoracic surgery practice. Proper and effective resuscitation and prompt transfer decreases mortality in this patients. In this study, we presented a patient who was injured with a bread knife. After transportation was provided in a seated position for 4 hours, the bread knife, which was located between the esophagus and the aorta, was removed via right thoracotomy, followed by intubation in the same position.

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