Pneumopericardium: Two case reports and a review

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dc.contributor.authorVisser F.
dc.contributor.authorHeine M.
dc.contributor.authorLevin A.I.
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee A.R.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:18:09Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:18:09Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractPneumopericardium, 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.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSouthern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
dc.identifier.citation14
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn10279148
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14533
dc.subjectalfentanil
dc.subjectcisatracurium
dc.subjectglycopyrronium bromide
dc.subjectmidazolam
dc.subjectphenylephrine
dc.subjectpropofol
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectanesthesia induction
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectauscultation
dc.subjectbronchoscopy
dc.subjectcapnography
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectcontinuous infusion
dc.subjectemphysema
dc.subjectendotracheal intubation
dc.subjectendotracheal tube
dc.subjecthead injury
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthypotension
dc.subjectintermittent positive pressure ventilation
dc.subjectjet ventilation
dc.subjectknife cut
dc.subjectlaryngoscopy
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpenetrating trauma
dc.subjectpericardiocentesis
dc.subjectpneumopericardium
dc.subjectpneumothorax
dc.subjectpositive end expiratory pressure
dc.subjectresuscitation
dc.subjectstridor
dc.subjectthorax drainage
dc.subjectthorax radiography
dc.subjecttrachea stenosis
dc.subjecttracheostomy
dc.subjecttraffic accident
dc.titlePneumopericardium: Two case reports and a review
dc.typeArticle
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