Taxi Driver by profession was driving his Taxi in the out skirt of Kolkatta 120 km from the city met with an accident with State Bus on 9th Nov 2002 in a place called Kanthi Digha. He was brought to Cardiothoracic Emergency at about 5 pm on the same day with penetrating injury to the chest wall.Though the picture looked ghastly the patient was stable.After preoperative preparation, the patient was operated by team of Doctors Dr Uday Sarkar, Dr P Shanki RMO, Dr R Basu and Prof Susheela Mittra (HOD of CTVS At that time).
Operative Procedure: The huge steel shaft was penetrating through and through his left chest (ant CHEST wall to post CHEST wall) and it was not possible to give Anaesthesia in lying down position So general anesthesia had to be given in sitting posture which was challenging.After cleaning the CHEST and draping, the wound was extended up to Anterior axillary line cutting…
