The perioperative management of pericardial tamponade

Joel A. Kaplan, James W. Bland, Ronald W. Dunbar

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Abstract

A case report of a patient with acute pericardial tamponade is presented. The etiology, pathophysiology, and management of cardiac tamponade is discussed. Preoperative management includes volume expansion, administration of catecholamines, and pericardiocentesis. Intraoperatively, monitoring should include continuous measurement of arterial and central venous pressures. Ketamine has been found to be very useful in these patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-419
Number of pages3
JournalSouthern Medical Journal
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1976
Externally publishedYes

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