Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Gumpert, R; Archan, S; Matzi, V; Smolle-Juttner, FM.
Transdiaphragmatic repositioning of the heart in the setting of emergency laparotomy after blunt trauma
AMER J EMERG MED. 2009; 27(8): 1024-1024.
Doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.033
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Gumpert Rainer
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Farzi Sylvia Ingrid
- Matzi Veronika
- Smolle-Juettner Freyja-Maria
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- Cardiac luxation after blunt trauma is a rare condition that carries a high mortality rate. We report a case of a left pericardial rupture with partial dislocation of the heart into the left pleural cavity and cardiac strangulation in a polytraumatized patient after a severe motor vehicle accident. This case is of special interest because the patient not only had cardiovascular compromise but was also actually in cardiac arrest and being resuscitated when an emergency repositioning of the heart through the diaphragm in the setting of damage control laparotomy restored circulation. This report stresses the need for a high index of suspicion for accurate early diagnosis of pericardial rupture. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.