Citation

Zakynthinos E, Karetsi E, Diakaki C. Int. J. Cardiol. 2008; 124(1): e8-e10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.163

PMID

17346826

Abstract

A 38-year-old polytraumatized man was admitted with signs of cardiogenic shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia, tachypnea, and elevated central venous pressure). A near tension pneumopericardium was revealed by thorax CT. Air from the pericardial sac remissed 4 days later conservatively, avoiding invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The use of positive-pressure ventilation, with or without intubation, would probably lead to tension pneumopericardium-cardiac tamponade, needing emergent decompression.

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