Open AccessAcute Hemodynamic Compromise Following Superior Vena Cava Stent Placement: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Anand,
Majid Maybody,
Gregory W. Fischer,
Anahita Dabo-Trubelja
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sn comprehensive clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2523-8973
DOI - 10.1007/s42399-020-00629-x
Subject(s) - medicine , superior vena cava , superior vena cava syndrome , radiology , percutaneous , hemodynamics , stent , inferior vena cava , surgery , cardiology
Symptomatic relief of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) syndrome caused by tumor obstruction is achieved by the placement of a percutaneous superior vena cava stent. Complications are rare. Even more uncommon is acute hemodynamic compromise from acute hemopericardium during placement of an SVC stent. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Interventional Radiology Suite (IR) suite allows for rapid diagnosis and guidance of pericardial drainage and hemodynamic management.