Fatal Penetrating Injuries Sustained by High-pressure Water Jet Unit

The high-pressure water jet unit is a generator of frequent burst of water jets. The water jet reaches very high speeds and is able to cause wounds similar to those of high-velocity projectiles. In the presented case, unusual fatal injuries sustained by water jet are presented. Operating with the unit, an untrained worker accidentally activated a high-pressure water jet unit, and the extremely high pressure of water liberated the jet unit from his hand and whirled it around him. A jet stream of water ran across his body and caused fatal penetrating injuries in the femoral region. The edges of the wound were mainly sharp with contusion rings on the skin beyond the edges. Exploring the inside of the canals during the autopsy, the left femoral artery and vein were found to be completely transected. The resemblance to a firearm entry wound and the severity of the internal injury make it a noteworthy entity.     

Previously Unreported Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Suture Rupture Resulting in Patient's Death

Traditionally, the manner of death in most hospital autopsy cases is natural, in which death is due to the natural course of disease or reasonably anticipated outcomes of medical interventions. Some cases fall into a potential gray zone between natural and accident, including rare or unanticipated outcomes of medical interventions. We present a case of a patient postcoronary artery bypass graft. Autopsy revealed the proximal anastomosis of the aorta‐to‐first‐diagonal‐coronary‐artery‐to‐second‐obtuse‐marginal‐artery graft was detached from the aorta. A broken suture was present at the disconnected anastomosis, with intact knots but was broken along its length. In‐hospital mortality rates of CABG range from 1% to 3%, with several autopsy studies identifying surgical complications as the cause of death in one‐third of perioperative deaths. No publications were found that described suture rupture as directly relating to the cause of death. This case report describes a previously unreported complication of coronary artery bypass grafting.     

化瘀散结法治疗子宫肌瘤动脉栓塞术后综合征的临床观察

目的观察化瘀散结法治疗子宫肌瘤患者行子宫动脉栓塞术(uterine fibroid artery embolization,UFAE)后并发症的近期临床疗效。方法将60例瘀阻胞宫证子宫肌瘤患者随机分为治疗组和对照组各30例,两组均采用Sldinger技术完成UFAE治疗。治疗组在术后3个月服用活血化瘀、散结消癥类中药,对照组酌情予对症治疗。两组患者均术后随访6个月,详细观察并记录患者治疗前后月经变化,栓塞综合征出现的时间、程度、缓解方法及消失时间。结果两组术后均未发现闭经;对照组出现1例轻度泌尿生殖系统感染,治疗组无泌尿生殖系统感染;治疗组发生盆腔疼痛的病例数显著低于对照组;治疗组盆腔疼痛评分、持续时间和阴道不规则流血持续时间显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论化瘀散结法治疗UFAE并发症具有明显优势,不良反应少,临床具有较好的应用前景。