title: Acute mediastinal tamponade secondary to blunt sternal fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009049:Motorcycles; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery