title: [Cardiac tamponade, a usually fatal complication of central venous catheterisation (author's transl)].
abstract: Cardiac tamponade is a complication of central venous catheterisation. It is not very rare and may, according to the literature, be fatal in 75%. The diagnosis is established by loss of blood pressure, extreme tachycardia, congestive heart failure, and markedly increased central venous pressure accompanied by a venous catheter in situ. Two out of four patients with cardiac tamponade survived this complication.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
vernacular_title: Die Herzbeuteltamponade, eine meist tödliche Komplikation xentraler Venenkatheter.