Point-of-care ultrasound guided Pericardiocentesis in cardiac tamponade: case report

Adrián Avila Hilari, Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez, Digmar Ortiz Huiza, Sara Milca Robles-Nina, Alex O. Franco L and Jose Luis Diaz Guerrero

Salud Integral y Comunitaria, 2024, vol. 2, 42-42

Abstract: We present the case of a patient with a history of penetrating chest trauma, complicated by hemopneumothorax, resolved by pleurostomy tube. Subsequently, the patient progresses unfavorably with hemodynamic instability and is transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, where POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) ultrasonography is performed, showing significant pericardial effusion which is caused by cardiac tamponade, which causes a state of shock. obstructive type, so it was decided to perform ultrasonography-guided pericardiocentesis, showing a favorable evolution after the procedure.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62486/sic202442

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