Successful Management of an Occult Cardiac Tamponade with Prompt Surgical Intervention and a Novel, Defined Pericardial Irrigation Protocol

We describe a case of purulent pericarditis with impending cardiac tamponade in a previously healthy 40-year-old female patient, which was successfully treated with a combination of prompt surgical drainage and a novel irrigation protocol.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports - March 31, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jahangeer, SaleemGardiner, Rebecca EmilyForde, PatrickHinchion, John Tags: Case Report: Cardiac Source Type: research