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Cardiac Tamponade Resulting from Non‐Penetrating Chest Injury, with Reports of Two Cases
Author(s) -
McDermott F. T.,
Douglas M. C.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1967.tb04001.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , blunt , chest injury , tamponade , clinical significance , complication , radiology , surgery
Two cases are described in which cardiac tamponade resulted from blunt chest injury. The significance of various clinical features and the value of special investigations are discussed. It is emphasized that early diagnosis is facilitated by an awareness that this complication may be caused by such injury. Management is detailed, and the relevance of early and late follow up is indicated.