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Importance of perioperative planning in an impalement injury of neck highlighted by an aberrant right subclavian artery
- Source :
- ANZ Journal of Surgery. 90
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Chest Pain
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Subclavian Artery
Bike accident
Glasgow Coma Scale
Aberrant right subclavian artery
Physical examination
General Medicine
Perioperative
Blood pressure
Anesthesia
medicine
Humans
Surgery
Sinus rhythm
Anhidrosis
medicine.symptom
business
Neck
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14452197 and 14451433
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ed7c0dc74dbb7009483c0d9eb125de4c