title: Tension hemopericardium complicating neonatal pneumopericardium.
abstract: The case of a premature infant ventilated for hyaline membrane disease and complicated by recurrent tension pneumopericardium requiring surgical drainage is reported. The infant improved but developed a tension hemopericardium following the removal of the surgical drain. He had cardiac arrest, responded to resuscitation and drainage of the tension hemopericardium with a percutaneous catheter. At thoracotomy, a bleeding epicardial vessel was found and ligated. The infant survived and appeared to be normal at discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Newborn Medicine, Royal Alexandra Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Finer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peliowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy