title: Application of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for cardiac tamponade following blunt chest trauma: two case reports.
abstract: Since the advent of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS), its application has been extended to massively injured patient. Cardiac injury following blunt chest trauma brings out high mortality and morbidity. In our cases, patients had high injury severity score by blunt trauma and presented sudden hemodynamic collapse in emergency room. We quickly detected cardiac tamponade by focused assessment with sonography for trauma and implemented PCPS. As PCPS established, their vital sign restored and then, they were transferred to the operation room (OR) securely. After all injured lesion repaired, PCPS weaned successfully in OR. They were discharged without complication on day 26 and 55, retrospectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seunghwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yeong Dae
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Chung Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Geun
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Cardiac rupture; Cardiac tamponade; Extracorporeal circulation; Trauma, blunt; Ultrasonic diagnosis