Dialysis catheter associated cardiac tamponade: quick diagnosis by extemporaneous echocardiography.
We report a case of pericardial tamponade associated with over the wire exchange of a central venous catheter (CVC) for hemodialysis (HD). The complication was quickly diagnosed due to an extemporaneous echocardiogram with a linear probe, before other laboratory and radiologic tests could detect it. The described approach allowed a suitable therapy with a positive result.
Ervo
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Dialysis Unit, St. Charles Hospital, Bordighera-Ventimiglia, Italy. dialisi.ventimiglia@asl1.liguria.it
Angeletti
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Turrini Dertenois
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Cavatorta
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D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*