Open AccessIatrogenic Tamponade Induced by Torn Catheter Sheath
Author(s) -
Manabu Shiraishi,
Chieri Kimura,
Atsushi Yamaguchi,
Hideo Adachi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of clinical and experimental surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8133
DOI - 10.5455/aces.20120527123215
Subject(s) - tamponade , medicine , catheter , surgery
A 64-year-old man underwent ablation for atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia. After 1 month, he presented to the emergency room with increasing dyspnea, chest pain, and shock secondary to cardiac tamponade. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a foreign body in the right ventricle, with significant pericardial effusions. He underwent emergency cardiac surgery for removing the foreign body. It was identified as a torn catheter sheath. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2014; 3(2.000): 115-117