DELAYED PRESENTATION OF PERICARDIAL RUPTURE WITH LUXATION OF THE HEART FOLLOWING BLUNT TRAUMA - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
WATKINS BM BUCKLEY DC PESCHIERA JL
Citation
Bm. Watkins et al., DELAYED PRESENTATION OF PERICARDIAL RUPTURE WITH LUXATION OF THE HEART FOLLOWING BLUNT TRAUMA - A CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 38(3), 1995, pp. 368-369
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
368 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Objective: To present an unusual case of delayed presentation of peric ardial rupture with luxation of the heart 6 months after the initial i njury. Design: Diagnosis, outcome, associated injuries, and treatment are discussed. Methods: A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis; no single diagnostic test can be used as a screening to ol. Conclusion: Once recognized, treatment of pericardial rupture is r elatively simple.