Localized pericardial tamponade: Does it always need exploration?

A 48-year-old female patient underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. One-hour after surgery, the patient developed hemodynamic instability. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was inconclusive. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed and it revealed localised collection around right...

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Main Authors: Monish S Raut, Arun Maheshwari, Ganesh Shivnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2014;volume=17;issue=1;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Raut