Trauma-related pneumopericardium: A literature review

Trauma-related pneumopericardium (TRPP) is the collection of air in the pericardial space secondary to trauma, potentially leading to tension pneumopericardium (TPP) in which the entrapment of air generates sufficient pressure to compromise cardiac output leading to a life-threatening cardiac tampon...

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Main Authors: Ayman O Nasr, Humood Alsadery, Adel Osman, Abdulrahman Alblowi, Omar Bamalan, Ahmed Alshaikhi, Nader Alosaimi, Yasser ElGhoneimy, Mamoun A Nabri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.saudijhealthsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0521;year=2023;volume=12;issue=1;spage=1;epage=6;aulast=Nasr