An uncommon complication of staphylococcal pneumonia: pneumopericardium with cardiac tamponade
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Cardiac tamponade due to pneumopericardium
Tension pneumopericardium is an uncommon complication of mechanical ventilaton. It may indeed be life-threatening for hemodynamic compromise and circulatory collapse. We present a case of tension pneumopericardium in a patient with a portable ventilator during intrahospital transport for computed tomography scan. Although timely rescue measures were performed, the patient died finally. We repor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206642