Acute pulmonary edema after pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade

John M Karamichalis; Andrei Gursky; Ganpat Valaulikar; James W Pate; Darryl S Weiman

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.001

Acute pulmonary edema after pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug;88(2):675-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.001.

Authors

John M Karamichalis¹, Andrei Gursky, Ganpat Valaulikar, James W Pate, Darryl S Weiman

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.

PMID: 19632445
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.001

Abstract

Pericardial effusions with tamponade may present a clinical challenge in management for the cardiothoracic surgeon. We report a case of acute pulmonary edema secondary to the rapid release of a chronic traumatic pericardial effusion that resulted in the death of the patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Acute Disease
Cardiac Tamponade / physiopathology
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery*
Decompression, Surgical
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Pericardial Effusion / complications*
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardial Window Techniques
Pericardiocentesis / adverse effects*
Pulmonary Edema / etiology*
Reoperation
Shock / etiology
Shock / physiopathology
Tracheostomy
Young Adult