Tension pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma

Authors
Gould, JC Schurr, MA
Citation
Jc. Gould et Ma. Schurr, Tension pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma, ANN THORAC, 72(5), 2001, pp. 1728-1730
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1728 - 1730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200111)72:5<1728:TPABCT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We present a case of tension pneumopericardium in a patient involved in a m otor vehicle crash. This patient was treated initially with a percutaneousl y placed drain and then definitively by a video assisted thoracoscopic peri cardial window. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.