Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Open Access

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Monica Palma Anselmo

Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Portugal

Publications
  • Case Report   
    Cardiac Tamponade: Look for Pulsus Paradoxus in the Arterial Line
    Author(s): Monica Palma Anselmo* and Lisete Rolo Nunes

    Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition with a myriad of etiologies. The diagnosis is challenging and when left undiagnosed and untreated this results in a significant mortality. We present a case of a sixty-nine-year-old male with a history of stage IV breast cancer that was hospitalized with a recurrent right-side pleural effusion. A thoracocentesis was performed, and the drain removed five days after. As a complication he had extensive subcutaneous emphysema. On the day of the ICU admission, he became obnubilated, with worsening of hypoxemia, hypotensive and anuric. High flow nasal cannula and norepinephrine were started. A right-side chest drain was inserted. Despite the slight improvement in oxygenation, the patient remained in shock. The arterial line showed pulsus paradoxus leading to the suspicion of cardiac tamponade. The exuberant emphysema mad.. View More»

    DOI: 10.35248/2471-8505.23.09.016

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