Reversible cardiac tamponade during prolonged parenteral feeding.
Cardiac tamponade caused by a central catheter is a potentially lethal and infrequent complication. Prompt diagnosis is necessary to decrease the high mortality rate. Cardiac catheterization with a Swan-Ganz catheter and echocardiography can rapidly establish the diagnosis.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*