Acute cardiac tamponade following thoracoscopic lobectomy: a case report and literatures review
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a common surgical procedure for the treatment of lung cancer. With the continuous development of surgical techniques and medical devices, complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy are less and less, and cardiac tamponade is ...
Wei Chen+4 more
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Cardiac tamponade is a rare complication that occurs during hemihepatectomy. This particular complication has a high degree of mortality and morbidity.
Jia-Wan Wang, Ying-Qi Chen
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Summary Cardiac tamponade is a cardiological emergency requiring prompt treatment in order to avoid a fatal outcome. It can complicate a number of medical conditions and it is important, therefore, that all practitioners are aware of its presentation, diagnosis and management. These are outlined.
J B, Ball, W L, Morrison
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Pericardial Tamponade and Elevated Serum CA-125 Level in Inadequately Treated Hypothyroidism
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency and must be managed promptly, and reaching a diagnosis is imperative to prevent recurrence. Herein, we present a case of a young female patient that presented with progressive shortness of breath and abdominal ...
Moaaz Baghal+7 more
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Treatment results of cardiac tamponade due to thoracic trauma at Jeju Regional Trauma Center, Korea: a case series [PDF]
Purpose The purpose of this study was to report the treatment results of patients with traumatic cardiac tamponade after the opening of Jeju Regional Trauma Center.
Jeong Woo Oh, Minjeong Chae
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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Metastatic involvement of pericardium producing cardiac tamponade is rare. When occurs it is mainly from the lung, breast and the neoplasms of the lymphoreticular system.
Barbetakis, Nikolaos G+5 more
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Background Pericardial effusion is a known complication of post-open cardiac surgery which can progress to life-threatening cardiac tamponade. Classical signs of tamponade such as hypotension and pulsus paradoxus are often absent.
Osman Adi+4 more
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Surgical management of cardiac tamponade: Is left anterior minithoracotomy really safe and effective? [PDF]
Objective: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening clinical entity that requires an emergency treatment. Cardiac tamponade can be caused both by benign and malignant diseases. A variety of methods have been described for the treatment of these cases from
Mirko Barone+5 more
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Access and non–access site bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention and risk of subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events:Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: The prognostic impact of site-specific major bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has yielded conflicting data.
Buchan, Iain+10 more
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Management considerations of massive hemoptysis while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is a life-saving procedure in patients with both respiratory and cardiac failure. Bleeding complications are common since patients must be maintained on anticoagulation.
Cavarocchi, Nicholas C.+5 more
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