Pneumopericardial tamponade in a patient with partial sternal dehiscence.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.022.
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Abstract
We present a rare case of sudden pneumopericardial tamponade in a patient with partial sternal dehiscence after cardiac surgery. Urgent decompression was needed in the management of the condition. Vacuum-assisted closure therapy was also used to prevent the problem from recurring. When there is acute hemodynamic deterioration in a patient with sternal wound dehiscence, pneumopericardial tamponade should be considered as a possible complication.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Sternum
- Surgical Wound Dehiscence