Pneumopericardium: Two case reports and a review
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2008
Authors
Visser F.
Heine M.
Levin A.I.
Coetzee A.R.
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Abstract
Pneumopericardium, and especially tension pneumopericardium, are relatively rare consequences of penetrating, blunt or iatrogenic injury. Despite its rarity and the compressibility of air, pneumopericardium can result in life threatening cardiac tamponade. We present two recent cases of this rare condition with divergent aetiologies from which lessons can be learned. The pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of pneumopericardium are reviewed.
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alfentanil, cisatracurium, glycopyrronium bromide, midazolam, phenylephrine, propofol, adolescent, adult, anesthesia induction, article, auscultation, bronchoscopy, capnography, case report, continuous infusion, emphysema, endotracheal intubation, endotracheal tube, head injury, human, hypotension, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, jet ventilation, knife cut, laryngoscopy, male, penetrating trauma, pericardiocentesis, pneumopericardium, pneumothorax, positive end expiratory pressure, resuscitation, stridor, thorax drainage, thorax radiography, trachea stenosis, tracheostomy, traffic accident
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
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