Abstract

BUITENDAG, JJP; FICHARDT, J  and  CLARKE, DL. Double jeopardy avoided by thorough investigation. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2022, vol.60, n.1, pp.59-61. ISSN 2078-5151.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-5151/2022/v60n1a3386.

Penetrating junctional torso trauma with multiple and complex injuries presents the clinician with many investigational and management decisions.^1-3 This situation has been termed double jeopardy in the literature.^4-6 The management of this multiple gunshot victim's injuries - massive haemothorax and severe liver and kidney injuries - describes how this pathway can be negotiated with a successful outcome.⁶

Keywords : liver injury; double jeopardy; penetrating injury.

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