Haemostasis of a right ventricle-gunshot wound using a novel haemostatic vacuum device.

Paolo Porcu (1) , Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry (2) , Olivier Chavanon (3) , Dominique Blin (3)

1 TIMC-IMAG - Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Grenoble - UMR 5525
2 GMCAO
3 Clinique de chirurgie cardiaque

Heart wounds are frequently fatal. The haemorrhage from a right ventricle-gunshot wound in a male patient was successfully controlled using a novel haemostatic vacuum device. This case report shows how this simple, quick and efficient method can be used to control critical bleedings.

Domains: Bioengineering; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Paolo Porcu, Alexandre Moreau-Gaudry, Olivier Chavanon, Dominique Blin. Haemostasis of a right ventricle-gunshot wound using a novel haemostatic vacuum device.. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2012, 15 (2), pp.294-6. ⟨10.1093/icvts/ivs103⟩. ⟨hal-01006366⟩