| Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools. |
Cardiac Tamponade from Central Venous Catheters Report of a Case and Review of the English LiteratureAllegheny General Hospital, Division of General Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny General Hospital, Division of General Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny General Hospital, Division of General Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A case of acute cardiac tamponade caused by an internal jugular central venous catheter which was successfully treated is reported. The English litera ture is reviewed and shows that tamponade can occur up to 37 days after inser tion and has a 65% mortality. The tamponade is usually caused by the actual infusate and not by blood.
Angiology, Vol. 35, No. 9,
595-600 (1984) This article has been cited by other articles:
|
||||||||||||||||
