Key result
Pericardiocentesis successfully resolves cardiac tamponade by removing 1.7 liters of fluid.
Why the study?
Cardiac tamponade is a rare, life-threatening condition requiring rapid recognition and intervention to prevent morbidity and death.
Population
52-year-old male with large pericardial effusion, lung mass, and bilateral pulmonary emboli
Design
Case report
Authors
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Pericardiocentesis resolved tamponade in this case; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective data.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the classic electrocardiographic and echocardiographic diagnostic features of cardiac tamponade and its successful management via pericardiocentesis.
Derek Jc Hunt (2021) conducted a case report in Cardiac tamponade (n=1). Pericardiocentesis was evaluated on Clinical recovery. Pericardiocentesis successfully treated a 52-year-old male with cardiac tamponade, resulting in the removal of 1.7 liters of fluid and an uneventful recovery.
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