Penetrating abdominal injury in a polytrauma patient: Anaesthetic challenges faced

• Main Authors: Thrivikrama Padur Tantry (Author), Dinesh Kadam (Author), Pramal Shetty (Author), Karunakara Kenjar Adappa (Author), B G Muralishankar (Author), Sunil P Shenoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Penetrating abdominal injuries are potentially life threatening due to the associated hemorrhagic shock and visceral injury. Through and through penetrating injury with polytrauma is rarely encountered. We report a case presenting with in situ projecting heavy metallic rod in a through and through p...