Acute pulmonary edema after pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade.
Pericardial effusions with tamponade may present a clinical challenge in management for the cardiothoracic surgeon. We report a case of acute pulmonary edema secondary to the rapid release of a chronic traumatic pericardial effusion that resulted in the death of the patient.
Karamichalis
John M
JM
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
Gursky
Andrei
A
Valaulikar
Ganpat
G
Pate
James W
JW
Weiman
Darryl S
DS
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014139:Tracheostomy; D055815:Young Adult