Cardiac herniation after pneumonectomy
Cardiac herniation is a rare, lethal complication of intrapericardial pneumonectomy demanding urgent treatment. It usually occurs within the first 24 h postoperatively. We present a patient with late cardiac herniation, 28 h postoperatively, where the electrocardiographic changes were evident severa...
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Published in | Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 842 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
01.11.1992
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Summary: | Cardiac herniation is a rare, lethal complication of intrapericardial pneumonectomy demanding urgent treatment. It usually occurs within the first 24 h postoperatively. We present a patient with late cardiac herniation, 28 h postoperatively, where the electrocardiographic changes were evident several hours before the clinical picture became clear. After the diagnosis was made, the patient was treated surgically and survived. |
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ISSN: | 0001-5172 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1992.tb03575.x |