The post-pericardiotomy syndrome causing cardiac tamponade and pleural effusion in a patient that underwent mitral valve replacement

نویسندگان

  • Kazim Ergunes
  • Hasan Iner
  • Ismail Yurekli
  • Orhan Gokalp
  • Ufuk Yetkin
  • Ali Gurbuz
چکیده

Results Subxiphoid pericardial drainage and right thoracic pleural drainage were performed under local anesthesia. Pericardial serous fluid of 400 ml was drained. The right pleural serous fluid of 500 ml was drained. A subxiphoid pericardial and right thoracic drainage tube were inserted during surgery and removed after 4 days. No microorganism was cultivated from pericardial and pleural fluids. After hospital discharge, patient was followed with physical examination, echocardiography, and chest X-ray.

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دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015