Importance of perioperative planning in an impalement injury of neck highlighted by an aberrant right subclavian artery
Carelli, Matheus G., Nour, Daniel, Kanaganayagam, Emma, Wright, David, Kerr, Peter, Malghan, Raghvendra, and Saxena, Pankaj (2020) Importance of perioperative planning in an impalement injury of neck highlighted by an aberrant right subclavian artery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90 (12). E193-E195.
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Abstract
[Extract] An otherwise well 42-year-old male presented to the emergencydepartment by ambulance with an impalement injury to the rightside of the neck by a 5-cm diameter and 27-cm length tree branchfollowing a motor bike accident. Physical examination on arrivalrevealed a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15, peripheral capillary oxygensaturation 96% on room air, blood pressure 110/70 mmHg andheart rate of 110 sinus rhythm. Besides an evident anhidrosis on theright side of his face, there were no obvious signs of neurovascularcompromise.
| Item ID: | 66600 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Case Study) |
| ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2020 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2021 02:50 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320226 Surgery @ 100% |
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