Postpericardiotomy syndrome from transdiaphragmatic pericardial window following trauma: First description and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 806-809

  King, David R ^a   Vlahakes, Gus J ^a   Johri, Amer M ^a   Sheikh, Ahmad Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pericardial window; transdiaphragmatic; traumatic heart injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INJURY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; MALE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIAL WINDOW TECHNIQUES; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIUM; POSTPERICARDIOTOMY SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349107241     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832d7239     Document Type: Article

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