| Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Penetration Induced by Pericardiocentesis |
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan)
| Yasuhiro Sawada |
Hitoshi Kusagawa |
Koji Onoda |
| Takatsugu Shimono |
Hideto Shimpo |
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We report a case of surgical treatment of iatrogenic cardiac trauma. A patient with cardiac tamponade was treated by pericardiocentesis. During pericardiocentesis both right and left ventricles were perforated. These perforations were repaired in the beating heart state using 2-0 monofilament mattress sutures reinforced by felt pledgets. Iatrogenic cardiac trauma is rare. Fatal complications might arise when proper procedures are not followed during the placement of a catheter for pericardiocentesis. Here we present successfull surgical treatment of cardiac penetrations induced by pericardiocentesis.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 34: 432-434 (2005) |
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