Pericardiocentesis in the emergency room.
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc
; 20(3): 139-41, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-25177741
We present the case of a 68 years old man with cardiorespiratory arrest caused by aortic dissection with rupture in to the pericardium and tamponade, in which echocardiography and emergency pericardiocentesis performed in the emergency room permitted the success in the management of the patient. We discuss the diagnostic approach with echocardiography and the emergency life saving pericardiocentesis that was efficiently performed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pericardiocentesis
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Tratamiento de Urgencia
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal