Stressed, the girl stabbed herself with 7 needles into her chest

On the afternoon of April 28, City General Hospital.Can Tho said that the hospital doctors had just operated First aid for a rare case bag foreign object 7 needles in the chest.

Chest X-ray and CT-Scan results confirm that there are 7 foreign bodies shaped like sewing needles in the patient’s chest. family recruitment

Previously, on April 27, a 28-year-old female patient, living in Can Tho City, was hospitalized with dull pain, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing. Chest X-ray and CT-Scan results confirmed that there were 7 needle-shaped foreign bodies about 4 cm long located in the mediastinum and left pleural cavity with pericardial effusion. After the concussion, the doctors prescribed surgery to remove the foreign body from the chest.

Through taking the recorded history, more than 2 months ago the patient showed signs of severe stress when he learned that he was infected with HIV. The patient had stabbed himself with a needle. Because the patient is infected with HIV, the immune system is weakened, the risk of infection is very high during and after surgery. The surgical team had to make every effort to ensure the safety of both the patient and the medical staff.

After nearly 3 hours of surgery by thoracotomy, doctors successfully removed 7 needles from the patient’s chest, of which 1 pierced the left atrium, 3 pierced the aortic arch, and 1 pierced the aorta. Perforated left upper lobe, 1 tree in left pleural space, 1 tree in chest wall muscle was broken in half.

7 needles were removed from the patient’s chest by doctors Recruiting

According to doctors specializing in thoracic surgery, Can Tho City General Hospital, when a sharp foreign body such as a needle enters the chest, it will move to the center according to the suction of the heart, causing dangerous complications to the heart. patient life.

Currently, after the operation, the patient is stable and is being monitored health in the Department of Surgery – Anesthesia.