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Management of thoracoabdominal impalement in a 12 weeks-pregnant woman: a case report from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

Thoracoabdominal impalement during pregnancy is a rare, challenging, and spectacular form of trauma associated with delicate considerations. This life-threatening condition requires urgent optimal management for maternal and fetal rescue. The quality of the prehospital transportation, perioperative management, and postoperative care will determine the outcomes. We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with a 12-weeks pregnancy, victim of thoracic and abdominal impalement following a fall from a tree branch in a remote area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 L'empalement thoraco-abdominal au cours de la grossesse est une forme rare de traumatisme, complexe et dramatique, associée à des considérations particulières. Cette affection à pronostic vital engagé, nécessite une prise en charge optimale et urgente pour sauvetage maternel et foetal. De la qualité du transport pré hospitalier, de la prise en charge péri-opératoire et des soins postopératoires, dépend l’issue de patients. Nous présentons le cas d'une gestante de 20 ans, porteuse d’une grossesse de 12 semaines d’aménorrhée, victime d'un empalement thoraco-abdominal consécutif à une chute d'une branche d'arbre dans une zone rurale de la RD Congo.

Research topics

  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Disaster Response and Management

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DOI: 10.4314/aamed.v16i2.11

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