A delayed presentation of cardiac tamponade after blunt trauma

Cardiac tamponade is a recognised complication of blunt trauma to the chest. It usually presents at the time of the acute event but there are rare cases of delayed presentations. We present such a case where the tamponade occurred six weeks following the trauma to the chest wall.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Davey, S, Alam, F, Malik, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
Materias:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.9.1
Descripción
Sumario:Cardiac tamponade is a recognised complication of blunt trauma to the chest. It usually presents at the time of the acute event but there are rare cases of delayed presentations. We present such a case where the tamponade occurred six weeks following the trauma to the chest wall.

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