Abstract

GANDHI, K; REINDERS, JSK  and  NAVSARIA, PH. Cardiac tamponade following post-pericardiotomy syndrome. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2021, vol.59, n.3, pp.130a-130c. ISSN 2078-5151.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-5151/2021/v59n3a3410.

Subxyphoid pericardial window (SPW) is performed as both a diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in patients presenting with a penetrating cardiac injury (PCI). Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) with cardiac tamponade has been reported after penetrating cardiac trauma¹ and after transdiaphragmatic pericardial window.² We describe the first PPS with acute tamponade, weeks after diagnostic SPW for a PCI.

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