Key result
Missed acute pericarditis after pericardial drain removal in a gunshot victim delays overall patient care.
Why the study?
Acute pericarditis has many potential etiologies and can be difficult to diagnose in the context of penetrating trauma and other injuries, leading to delays in care.
Case Report (n=1)
Acute pericarditis can develop following penetrating trauma and pericardial drain removal, and its diagnosis may be delayed when masked by other severe injuries.
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Post-drain pericarditis in polytrauma may cause diagnostic delays; leaves open need for prospective recognition protocols.
Acute pericarditis is the most common form of pericardial disease worldwide and it has many potential etiologies. This case study examines a patient admitted for multiple gunshot wounds who developed acute pericarditis postpericardial drain removal. The initial penetrating abdominal trauma, along with facial injuries and a suspected myocardial infarction, led to confusion in which the initial etiology of pericarditis was missed, creating a delay in overall patient care and extended length of stay.
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Thomas et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Acute pericarditis (n=1). Penetrating trauma and pericardial drain removal was evaluated. A patient with multiple gunshot wounds developed acute pericarditis after pericardial drain removal, which was initially missed due to confounding injuries, leading to delayed care.
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