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Massive intrapericardial and intrathoracic hemorrhage secondary to unusual injuries causing cardiopulmonary arrest

O A Ogun, M Wagner, J A Asensio
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000026 Published 22 August 2016
O A Ogun
1Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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M Wagner
1Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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1Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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A 28-year-old man sustained multiple stab wounds. During transport by emergency medical services, the patient suffered cardiac arrest and required cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

On arrival, he was ‘in extremis’. Vital signs: blood pressure 58/33 mm Hg; pulse 144 bpm; respiratory rate 33 bmp; and oxygen saturation 85%. He was immediately intubated. In the right femoral and subclavian veins 8.5 French catheters were placed. Fluid resuscitation was started using Lactated Ringer's, 2 units of uncross-matched packed red blood cells (PRBCs) and 2 units of fresh frozen plasma (FFP).

Physical examination revealed 6 non-bleeding stab wounds, 2–3 cm each, located 1 cm below the right midclavicular line; 1 cm lateral and below the left sternoclavicular junction; 1 cm below and 2 cm medial to the right scapula; 2 cm medial to the midborder of the left scapula; in the right abdominal flank, at the posterior axillary line, 3 cm above the right iliac crest; and a right anterior midthigh wound.

The patient had decreased breath sounds in both hemithoracic cavities. Bilateral 36 French chest tubes were placed at the fifth intercostal spaces. The right-sided chest tube produced 500 mL of blood, the left produced 1 L. A focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) scan revealed significant fluid in the pericardium. A chest X-ray (figure 1) revealed moderate hemothorax on …

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Massive intrapericardial and intrathoracic hemorrhage secondary to unusual injuries causing cardiopulmonary arrest
O A Ogun, M Wagner, J A Asensio
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Aug 2016, 1 (1) e000026; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000026

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Massive intrapericardial and intrathoracic hemorrhage secondary to unusual injuries causing cardiopulmonary arrest
O A Ogun, M Wagner, J A Asensio
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Aug 2016, 1 (1) e000026; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000026
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O A Ogun, M Wagner, J A Asensio
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Aug 2016, 1 (1) e000026; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000026
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