Cardiac tamponade without pericardial effusion after blunt chest trauma

Levin, Steven; Maldonado, Iván; Rehm, Christina G.; Ross, Steven E.; Weiss, Richard L.

doi:10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90072-1

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“…Pneumopericardium has been recognized in many clinical settings; however, regardless of the etiology, progression to tamponade is observed in 37% of cases [2, 4]. …”

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Traumatic tension pneumopericardium and amputation of the left main bronchus

Krawczyk

Byrczek

Łuczyk

et al. 2017

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A 27-year-old woman sustained a blunt chest trauma after a car accident. Computed tomography revealed tension pneumopericardium, bilateral pneumothorax, and a suspected rupture of the left main bronchus. Emergent pericardial needle aspiration was successfully performed. Bronchial amputation was confirmed by bronchofiberoscopy. Despite total detachment of the distal part of the bronchial tree, the ventilation of the left lung was maintained without air leakage by use of pleural drains. Bronchial obturation resulted from the injury, and was effectively treated by bronchoscopic sputum suction at the distal end of the bronchus. Finally, the patient underwent a left thoracotomy with an end-to-end bronchial anastomosis. The patient was discharged home on the 32nd day after the trauma, and no complications were recorded during a 3-month follow-up period.

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“…Pneumopericardium has been recognized in many clinical settings; however, regardless of the etiology, progression to tamponade is observed in 37% of cases [2, 4]. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traumatic tension pneumopericardium and amputation of the left main bronchus

Krawczyk

Byrczek

Łuczyk

et al. 2017

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“…There is a potential for the development of a tension pneumopericardium, a life-threatening complication which can lead to haemodynamic collapse and cardiac arrest. Two case series have been conducted of blunt trauma patients with pneumopericardium,4 5 in both series 37% of patients developed a tension pneumopericardium. This has a mortality of up to 50% 6.…”

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Minns

Raj²,

Clark³

2011

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“…Tension was present in about 37.7% patients with pneumopericardium and is most often secondary to infants receiving mechanical ventilatory support (74%), pyopneumopericardium (14%), and posttraumatic pneumopericardium (11%) [6,8]. Once tension or tamponade is recognized, immediate pericardiocentesis is suggested.…”

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Spontaneous tension hydropneumopericardium complicating serofibrinous pericarditis

Yang

2006

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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A hydropneumopericardium is a rare but critical condition, which is mostly ascribed to primary infiltrative lesions from adjacent organs, pericardial infections, or trauma. Although there have been reports about pyopneumopericardium, no case of spontaneous non-purulent hydropneumopericardium has been documented in literature. We report a case of a previously healthy man of spontaneously occurred tension hydropneumopericardium complicating serofibrinous pericarditis. A surgical exploration followed by partial pericardiectomy was performed to stop cardiac tamponade and possible later constriction. Remarkably, no definite pathogenesis was identified despite surgical and laboratory investigations. The spontaneity and management of hydropneumopericardium are discussed.

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Cardiac tamponade without pericardial effusion after blunt chest trauma

Cited by 35 publications

References 6 publications

Traumatic tension pneumopericardium and amputation of the left main bronchus

Traumatic tension pneumopericardium and amputation of the left main bronchus

A pain in the neck

Spontaneous tension hydropneumopericardium complicating serofibrinous pericarditis

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