Traumatic Injuries Requiring Simultaneous Emergent Operative Procedures, Knife Wounds to the Top of the Skull and the Abdomen

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L Ray Matthews*
Moungar Cooper
David Carney
Omar Danner
Jonathan Nguyen
Keren Bashan Gilzenrat
Carolyn Moore
Kahdi Udobi
Ed Childs
Peter Rhee
Assad Taha

Abstract

The simultaneous commencement of operative interventions by two or more surgical teams in the multiply injured patient is gaining more acceptance. We describe a rare case of concomitant penetrating injuries to the brain, chest and abdomen that required an orchestrated immediate approach and resulted in a good outcome. Both injuries were life threatening. A coordinated effort between Trauma Surgery and Neurosurgery working simultaneously produced an excellent outcome for this patient.

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Matthews, L. R., Cooper, M., Carney, D., Danner, O., Nguyen, J., Gilzenrat, K. B., Moore, C., Udobi, K., Childs, E., Rhee, P., & Taha, A. (2017). Traumatic Injuries Requiring Simultaneous Emergent Operative Procedures, Knife Wounds to the Top of the Skull and the Abdomen. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 4(4), 083–084. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000056
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Copyright (c) 2017 Matthews LR, et al.

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