title: Right atrial rupture in blunt chest trauma.
abstract: The mortality rate from cardiac rupture by blunt chest injury is high. Here, we report a case of 27-year-old male who suffered a right atrial rupture by blunt chest injury and was successfully treated. The hemodynamics were stabilized by pericardiocentesis with a 5F Pigtail catheter for cardiac tamponade and rapid fluid transfusion. Then the right atrial rupture was repaired without a cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 14th postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokochi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*