Delayed cardiac tamponade after blunt chest trauma: case report.
A case of cardiac tamponade without evidence of hemopericardium within 2 weeks after blunt chest trauma is reported. The cause was a pericardial effusion that may have resulted from the post-cardiac injury syndrome. Pericardiotomy drained 600 mL of straw-colored clear fluid. A high index of suspicion for cardiac tamponade must be maintained in such patients for weeks after injury.
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7838.
D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*