Embolic Hypodermic Needle Causing Traumatic Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report

We present a unique case of a broken fragment of a hypodermic needle breaking and embolizing to the heart. This needle subsequently penetrated the right ventricle and the patient developed hemopericardium which resulted in cardiac tamponade physiology. DATA SOURCES: None. STUDY SELECTION: None. DATA...

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Published in:Crit Care Explor
Main Authors: Yen, Albert F., Homer, Christina M., Mohapatra, Alexander, Langnas, Erica, Gomez, Antonio, Hendrickson, Carolyn M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063948/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32166279
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000038
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