Cardiac tamponade: a rare complication of central venous catheter – a clinical case report

Cardiac tamponade: a rare complication of central venous catheter – a clinical case report

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Abstract The extensive use of central venous catheters (CVC) in a hospital environment leads to increased iatrogenic complications, as more catheters are used enclosed and its maintenance is prolonged. Several complications are known to be related to central venous catheter, of which the uncommon ca...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina Azevedo, Isabel Flor de Lima, Vânia Brito, Maria João Centeno, Antero Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
Central venous catheter
Iatrogenesis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942018000100104&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract The extensive use of central venous catheters (CVC) in a hospital environment leads to increased iatrogenic complications, as more catheters are used enclosed and its maintenance is prolonged. Several complications are known to be related to central venous catheter, of which the uncommon cardiac tamponade (CT), hardly recognized and associated with high mortality. We present a clinical case, with favorable outcome, of a patient who developed a CT 17 days after CVC placement, and try to reflect on the measures that can be taken to reduce its incidence, as well as the therapeutic approaches to practice in the presence of a suspected CT.
ISSN:1806-907X

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