Citation

Knottenbelt JD, Divaris S. Injury 1989; 20(1): 46-48.

Affiliation

Trauma Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2592066

Abstract

Two cases of tension pneumopericardium following stab wounds to the chest are reported. The first presented with delayed onset respiratory distress and a precordial systolic murmur, and was treated by thoracotomy. The second presented with acute cardiac tamponade and was treated by needle aspiration. The clinical and radiological features of tension pneumopericardium and its treatment are reviewed.

Language: en