title: Cardiac tamponade following sternal puncture in two patients.
abstract: Sternal puncture for harvesting bone marrow is a procedure with potentially lethal complications. Both the occurrence of pneumothorax and sternal fracture are reported. We present two patients with a cardiac tamponade following elective sternal puncture. (See Editorial p. 4).
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: van Marum
authors: L
authors: L
authors: te Velde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum