Survival Following Traumatic Ventricular Rupture and Prolonged Ambulance Transport in a Patient With Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Issue 6 (15th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Juvet, Tristan; Al‐Khalifa, Abdulwahab; Singh, Steve K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 28:Issue 6(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 684
• Page End: 686
• Publication Date: 2013-08-15
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12183
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jocs12183-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Patients presenting with traumatic cardiac rupture are unlikely to survive lengthy transfers from the trauma scene to a hospital. However, in patients with a previous sternotomy, adhesions may divert cardiac hemorrhage, allowing hemodynamic management to be successful. We present an 83‐year‐old male with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who sustained a right ventricular rupture. He underwent an immediate redo sternotomy and was discharged 10 days postoperatively with no complications. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12183 <italic>(J Card Surg 2013;28:684–686)</italic></p> </sec> </abstract>