TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Sharp neck injuries in suicidal intention
JO  - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology
A1  - Biétry, Damien
A1  - Exadaktylos, Aristomenis
A1  - Müller, Thomas
A1  - Zbären, Peter
A1  - Caversaccio, Marco
A1  - Arnold, Andreas
SP  - 3825
EP  - 3831
VL  - 272
IS  - 12
N2  - Sharp neck injuries in suicidal intention often present as serious emergency situations with the need for an immediate diagnosis and treatment. We report our study of the clinical evolution of this emergency condition. This study investigates the cases of sharp neck injuries in suicidal intention treated at our institution between 2000 and 2010. Patient records were collected in a retrospectively reviewed and analyzed database. The current literature was compared to our findings. We found 36 cases (10 female and 26 male). The neck injuries were superficial and profound in 16 and 20 patients, respectively. Twenty-two patients were seen by the Head and Neck surgeon. A surgical neck exploration was necessary in 19 cases. Tracheal, laryngeal, pharyngeal and vascular injuries were found in one, five, three and three cases, respectively. The hospital stay ranged from 1 to 47 days. All the patients underwent emergency psychiatric assessment and were subsequently referred for psychiatric treatment. One patient died in the emergency room from an additional arterial injury to the wrist. Sharp neck injuries in suicidal intention treated with an interdisciplinary medical, surgical and psychiatric emergency assessment and treatment have low mortality and morbidity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0937-4477
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3471-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -