Left internal mammary artery injury and subsequent hypovolemic shock due to a hemothorax after subxiphoid pericardiocentesis in a postoperative cardiac surgery patient

Left internal mammary artery injury and subsequent hypovolemic shock due to a hemothorax after subxiphoid pericardiocentesis in a postoperative cardiac surgery patient

Multimodality imaging is recommended in patients in shock after seemingly uneventful pericardiocentesis. The aim of this study was to heighten awareness that LIMA injury can lead to a life-threatening hemothorax in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2021, Vol.9 (4), p.2360-2364
Hauptverfasser: Oudeman, Maurice A P, Planken, R Nils, Beijk, Marcel A M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Multimodality imaging is recommended in patients in shock after seemingly uneventful pericardiocentesis. The aim of this study was to heighten awareness that LIMA injury can lead to a life-threatening hemothorax in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.4035