{"title":"Anesthetic management of a patient with penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma","authors":"Surbhi Gupta, R. Rani, R. Nayar, Sindhu K Sridhar","doi":"10.4103/2394-6954.173537","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Anesthetic management of a patient with penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma is a challenge for the anesthetist. Unstable hemodynamics, inadequate fasting, improper positioning for intubation, and the need for emergent surgery can complicate anesthetic management of such patients. We report a case of penetrating thoracoabdominal injury with arrow-shaped iron rods. Rapid and judicious management along with good communication between the surgeon and the anesthetist led to a successful outcome.","PeriodicalId":17751,"journal":{"name":"Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal","volume":"2014 1","pages":"149 - 152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2394-6954.173537","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Anesthetic management of a patient with penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma is a challenge for the anesthetist. Unstable hemodynamics, inadequate fasting, improper positioning for intubation, and the need for emergent surgery can complicate anesthetic management of such patients. We report a case of penetrating thoracoabdominal injury with arrow-shaped iron rods. Rapid and judicious management along with good communication between the surgeon and the anesthetist led to a successful outcome.