RESUMO
Two patients with high voltage electrical injury involving the trunk are presented. Both injuries were complicated by visceral damage; and one patient died from sepsis secondary to bowel perforation. The rarity of this complication is examined in light of the pathophysiology of electrical injury; and its management is discussed with reference to previously published reports on this condition.
Assuntos
Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica/complicações , Traumatismos por Eletricidade/complicações , Perfuração Intestinal/etiologia , Doenças Profissionais/complicações , Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica/fisiopatologia , Traumatismos por Eletricidade/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Perfuração Intestinal/complicações , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Two patients with high voltage electrical injury involving the trunk are presented. Both injuries were complicated by visceral damage; and one patient died from sepsis secondary to bowel perforations. The rarity of this complications is examined in light of the pathophysiology of electrical injury, and its management is discussed wiht reference to previously published reports on this conditions