NEEDLE EMBOLUS CAUSING CARDIAC PUNCTURE AND CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS

Authors
LEMAIRE SA WALL MJ MATTOX KL
Citation
Sa. Lemaire et al., NEEDLE EMBOLUS CAUSING CARDIAC PUNCTURE AND CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(6), 1998, pp. 1786-1787
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1786 - 1787
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:6<1786:NECCPA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We present a case in which a needle broke off during intravenous injec tion and embolized to the right heart. After cardiac perforation, the needle entered the pericardial space and ultimately caused chronic con strictive pericarditis, which presented as congestive heart failure. P ericardectomy and removal of the foreign body via a median sternotomy were successful. Early surgical removal of contaminated intrapericardi al foreign bodies remains a safe and effective approach to preventing such complications. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.