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Highlights • The physical findings of cardiac tamponade are not always apparent despite acute cardiac tamponade after blunt trauma.• A focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is a reliable… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • The physical findings of cardiac tamponade are not always apparent despite acute cardiac tamponade after blunt trauma.• A focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is a reliable tool for diagnosing and following cardiac tamponade.• Pericardiotomy via a thoracotomy is mandatory in acute traumatic cardiac tamponade with ineffective drainage.
Keywords:
traumatic cardiac;
acute traumatic;
case;
tamponade;
cardiac tamponade
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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