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Case report: A rare complication after the implantation of a cardiac implantable electronic device: Contralateral pneumothorax with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) including pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), and cardiac resynchronized therapy (CRT) have become the mainstay of therapy for many cardiac conditions, consequently drawing ...
Shao-Wei Lo, Ju-Yi Chen
doaj   +1 more source

A disastrous omen – Candidal pyo pneumopericardium

open access: yesJournal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021
Pyo-pneumopericardium or purulent pericarditis is a rare medical entity associated with high mortality. We hereby report a rare case of a 25-years old lady with pyo-pneumopericardium, aspirated pus culture from the pericardial cavity of which grew yeast (
Rathijit Pal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The value of routine chest radiographs after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Chest radiographs (CXRs) are obtained frequently in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. The diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of routine CXRs is known to be low and the discussion regarding the safety of abandoning these CXRs after ...
Bastiaan M Gerritse   +6 more
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Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016
Pyopericardium is an acquired disease associated with very high complication rates. Pyopericardium is a very rare form of pneumopericardium. The nontraumatic causes of pneumopericardium include gastro-pericardial fistula that can occur in refractory ...
Blendea Ciprian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncommon threads: pneumopericardium complexity following liver catheter removal in pancreatic cancer [PDF]

open access: yesExploration of Cardiology
Pneumopericardium, the presence of air within the pericardial sac, is a rare but critical condition that can lead to severe complications such as tension pneumopericardium and cardiac tamponade, causing hemodynamic instability and necessitating immediate
Ahmed Basuoni   +3 more
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Marked hemopneumopericardium in a patient with rectal cancer with distant metastasis: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Introduction Hemopneumopericardium defines a condition of combined pathology of weakened, dense blood content (hemopericardium) and air (pneumopericardium) in the pericardial cavity with an air fluid level.
Sager Almulhim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a young female: a case report

open access: yesLiječnički vjesnik, 2023
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare condition in young adults, usually affecting young healthy males with underlying pulmonary disease, which can be extremely rarely complicated with pneumopericardium (SPP).
Mihovil Santini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumopericárdio após traumatismo penetrante: relato de três casos

open access: yesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Pneumopericardium after penetrating wound represents a high suspicion for cardiac wound. Some authors recommend thoracotomy to discharge a cardiac lesion.
Fernando Antonio Campelo Spencer Netto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumomediastinum After COVID-19

open access: yesGlobal Pediatric Health, 2022
A preadolescent female presented to the emergency department with an acute asthma exacerbation. Chest radiograph and computed tomography scan showed extensive pneumomediastinum with a small pneumopericardium without a distinct source for this air leak ...
Kasey B. Johnson BS   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High frequency oscillatory ventilation compared with conventional mechanical ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN24242669] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
INTRODUCTION: To compare the safety and efficacy of high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) with conventional mechanical ventilation (CV) for early intervention in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a multi-centre randomized trial in four ...
Beale, Richard J   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

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