Shaalan, A., Alhuthaifi, A., Abdelazim, A., Alfaifi, S. (2023). Cardiac tamponade is one of the critical findings that must be diagnosed early in the emergency department in posttraumatic unstable patient. test, 41(4), -. doi: 10.4103/ejs.ejs_271_22
Ayman M. Shaalan; Abdulkareem Alhuthaifi; Ahmed M. Abdelazim; Saeedah H. Alfaifi. "Cardiac tamponade is one of the critical findings that must be diagnosed early in the emergency department in posttraumatic unstable patient". test, 41, 4, 2023, -. doi: 10.4103/ejs.ejs_271_22
Shaalan, A., Alhuthaifi, A., Abdelazim, A., Alfaifi, S. (2023). 'Cardiac tamponade is one of the critical findings that must be diagnosed early in the emergency department in posttraumatic unstable patient', test, 41(4), pp. -. doi: 10.4103/ejs.ejs_271_22
Shaalan, A., Alhuthaifi, A., Abdelazim, A., Alfaifi, S. Cardiac tamponade is one of the critical findings that must be diagnosed early in the emergency department in posttraumatic unstable patient. test, 2023; 41(4): -. doi: 10.4103/ejs.ejs_271_22

Cardiac tamponade is one of the critical findings that must be diagnosed early in the emergency department in posttraumatic unstable patient

The Egyptian Journal of Surgery
Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2022    PDF (1.73 M)
DOI: 10.4103/ejs.ejs_271_22
Authors
Ayman M. Shaalan; Abdulkareem Alhuthaifi; Ahmed M. Abdelazim; Saeedah H. Alfaifi
Abstract
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency, caused by an abnormal increase in fluid accumulation in the pericardium impeding cardiac filling. Cardiac tamponade is essentially a clinical diagnosis. Echocardiography is the test of choice when tamponade is clinically suspected. We report a case of successful management of traumatic cardiac tamponade. The patient was hemodynamically unstable, although chest radiograph and ultrasound showed only mild to moderate fluid collection. Transthoracic echocardiography helped confirm the diagnosis. The report emphasizes the importance of high possibility of cardiac tamponade in patients with penetrating chest injuries. It also highlights the value of echocardiography in the emergency room.
Keywords
cardiac tamponade; Echocardiography; stab; thoracotomy
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