Embolic Hypodermic Needle Causing Traumatic Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report

We present a unique case of a broken fragment of a hypodermic needle breaking and embolizing to the heart. This needle subsequently penetrated the right ventricle and the patient developed hemopericardium which resulted in cardiac tamponade physiology. DATA SOURCES: None. STUDY SELECTION: None. DATA...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yen, Albert F., Homer, Christina M., Mohapatra, Alexander, Langnas, Erica, Gomez, Antonio, Hendrickson, Carolyn M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32166279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000038

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32166279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000038

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