High-Voltage Electrocution Leading to Sealed Transection of Small Bowel
| Autor: | Naren Shetty, Himsikhar Khataniar, Sreenath Prabha Rajeev, L N Mohan, Sendhil Rajan, Sama Shashank |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Anastomosis Electrical Injuries Amputation Surgical Abdominal wall 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Laparotomy Intestine Small medicine Humans Arm Injuries Debridement business.industry Rehabilitation Burns Electric 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Skin Transplantation Plastic Surgery Procedures people.cause_of_death Surgery Fasciotomy Electrocution medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation Emergency Medicine Skin grafting business people |
| Zdroj: | Journal of burn careresearch : official publication of the American Burn Association. 41(6) |
| ISSN: | 1559-0488 |
| Popis: | Electrical injuries are among the most devastating of burn injuries. High-voltage electrical injuries result in extensive deep tissue damage and are associated with multiple complications, long-term morbidity, and a high mortality rate. We describe the case of a 16-year-old male cable operator who suffered high-voltage electric injury of left upper limb and anterior abdominal wall. Despite the exit wound causing transection of the ileum, the patient did not have any contamination of the peritoneal cavity as both ends of the bowel were sealed off due to electro-thermal energy. His management included multiple operative procedures, including intestinal resection and anastomosis, debridement, abdominal wall flap-based reconstruction, fasciotomies, split skin grafting, and left hand above elbow amputation. |
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