Point-of-care ultrasound guided Pericardiocentesis in cardiac tamponade: case report

dc.contributor.authorAdrián Avila Hilari
dc.contributor.authorJhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez
dc.contributor.authorDigmar Ortiz Huiza
dc.contributor.authorRobles-Nina Robles-Nina
dc.contributor.authorAlex Omar Franco Lacato
dc.contributor.authorJose Luis Diaz-Guerrero
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T19:14:21Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T19:14:21Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractWe present the case of a patient with a history of penetrating chest trauma, complicated by hemopneumothorax, resolved by pleurostomy tube. Subsequently, the patient progresses unfavorably with hemodynamic instability and is transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, where POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) ultrasonography is performed, showing significant pericardial effusion which is caused by cardiac tamponade, which causes a state of shock. obstructive type, so it was decided to perform ultrasonography-guided pericardiocentesis, showing a favorable evolution after the procedure
dc.identifier.doi10.62486/agsalud202342
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.62486/agsalud202342
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/74874
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAG Salud
dc.sourceInstituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología Nuclear
dc.subjectPericardiocentesis
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectPericardial effusion
dc.subjectCardiac tamponade
dc.subjectHemopneumothorax
dc.subjectTamponade
dc.subjectUltrasonography
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.titlePoint-of-care ultrasound guided Pericardiocentesis in cardiac tamponade: case report
dc.typearticle

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