Various complications can occur during robot-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors owing to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) insufflation. This study reports the case of a 43-year-old woman who underwent robot-assisted surgery for an anterior mediastinal tumor with the subxiphoid approach. Shortly after starting CO 2 insufflation, the blood pressure decreased significantly. Subsequent examination of the mediastinum revealed a left-sided pericardial injury. Cardiac tamponade due to entry of CO 2 gas into the pericardial cavity was suspected. A deliberate incision was made in the right pericardium, ultimately resolving the cardiac tamponade and substantially improving the patient’s blood pressure.
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