Mediastinal mass obscured by a large pericardial effusion in a child: A potential cause of serious anaesthetic morbidity

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 479-482

  Dilworth, K E ^a   McHugh, K ^b   Stacey, S ^b   Howard, R F ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediastinal mass; Pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL, ACUTE; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 0034944448     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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