Injuries of the heart and great vessels due to pins and needles

Schechter, David Chas.; Gilbert, Lawrence

doi:10.1136/thx.24.2.246

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“…In the studied case, the foreign body -a The medical treatment in case of a foreign body in the heart is individualized in each case and depends on the type and size of the body, the route of its entry and the localization in the heart as well as on possible concomitant symptoms (2,3,10). It is said that foreign bodies embedded in the myocardium or pericardium of non-symptomatic patients should be monitored (1,(3)(4)(5)9). Non-invasive treatment is also recommended in cases of foreign bodies located in the right part of the heart and those found after many years of their entry into the circulatory system (2,5,9).…”

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“…It is said that foreign bodies embedded in the myocardium or pericardium of non-symptomatic patients should be monitored (1,(3)(4)(5)9). Non-invasive treatment is also recommended in cases of foreign bodies located in the right part of the heart and those found after many years of their entry into the circulatory system (2,5,9).…”

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“…from the esophagus or duodenum, or from the respiratory tract, e.g. the trachea (2)(3)(4)(5). The presence of a foreign body in the heart most frequently has traumatic etiology, being the consequence of the use of firearms or injuries sustained due to the detonation of explosives (2,3).…”

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Iatrogenic Foreign Body in the Heart in Relation to Possible Malpractice and Its Consequences a Case Report

Karnecki¹,

Kaliszan²,

Jankowski³

2015

Bull Leg Med

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The paper presents the case of a 55-year-old man whose body was found at home at the foot of the stairs. The inspection of the body at the scene showed that the probable cause of the man's death was positional asphyxia after falling down the stairs. The forensic autopsy revealed a 10-cm-long tip of a nephrostomy catheter. To determine the time and circumstances of the foreign body's entry into the heart and its possible impact on the man's death, the medical history was analyzed. It indicated that the piece of the catheter entered the circulatory system during surgery performed few years before man's death. The results of the postmortem examination, taking into consideration the obtained medical information, excluded the foreign body in the right ventricle of the heart as a contributory cause of the man's death.Keywords: Foreign body, Heart, Catheter, Surgery, Positional asphyxia, Malpractice. ÖzetBu yazı 55 yaşında evde merdiven basamakları başında ölü halde bulunan bir kişi ile ilgilidir. Olay yerinde cesedin incelenmesi kişinin muhtemel ölüm sebebini merdivenlerden düşme sonucu pozisyonel asfiksi olarak göstermektedir. Adli Tıbbi otopside 10 cm.lik nefrostomi kateter ucu tespit edilmiştir. Yabancı cismin kalbe giriş zamanı ve şeklini, ölüm üzerindeki etkisini saptayabilmek için kişinin tıbbi özgeçmişi de araştırıldı. Katater parçasının adamın ölümünden birkaç yıl once once uygulanan cerrahi işlem sırasında dolaşım sistemine girdiği anlaşıldı. Postmortem inceleme sonuçları ve alınan tıbbi bilgiler değerlendirildiğinde, kalpte sağ ventrikülde bulunan yabancı cismin, kişinin ölümüne katkıda bulunacak neden oluşu dışlanmaktadır.

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Iatrogenic Foreign Body in the Heart in Relation to Possible Malpractice and Its Consequences a Case Report

Karnecki¹,

Kaliszan²,

Jankowski³

2015

Bull Leg Med

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“…Significant cardiac injury usually occurs as a result of partial immobilisation of the foreign body with repetitive beating motion of the heart against the sharp fixed point [3]. Careful history taking is of paramount importance.…”

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Penetrating Cardiac Injury Following Sewing Needle Ingestion

Sobnach

Castillo

Vinent

et al. 2011

Heart, Lung and Circulation

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“…1 Suicide by pins and needles rates up to 33% among all penetrating cardiac injuries and consequently immediate death is unusal. 1,2 The main cause of mortality is lack of early diagnosis and intervention and mostly due to cardiac tamponade. 2 We report a case of successful suicide by tapestry needle.…”

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confidence: 99%