Cardiac tamponade with superior venacaval obstruction. A case report.
A case of a pericardial tamponade with progressive superior venacaval obstruction indicating the presence of a neoplasm is presented. The patient developed an acute life-threatening pericardial tamponade for which she underwent thoracotomy. When the tamponade was released, she developed sudden acute superior venacaval obstruction which necessitated the insertion of a Dacron graft between the right innominate vein and the right atrium. The anaesthetic management and the physiology of the haemodynamics are discussed.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior