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Massive pneumopericardium

Author: Victor Tran, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 11/2017

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A 25-yr-old man (who consented to this report) was admitted to our hospital following a head-on, high-speed, unrestrained motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival at the hospital, the patient required aggressive fluid resuscitation and high-dose norepinephrine and vasopressin infusions to maintain a mean arterial pressure of 60 mmHg. The computed tomography (CT) scans showed multiple fractures, extensive subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothoraces and a massive pneumopericardium. …

Leung PO, Lai CC. Tension pneumopericardium. J Emerg Med 2014; 46: 687-8.CrossRefPubMed

Title: Massive pneumopericardium
Author: Victor Tran, MD
Publication date: 01-11-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-017-0924-y

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