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.authorSara Milca Robles-Nina
dc.contributor.authorLudovico Lucenti
dc.contributor.authorJose Luis Diaz-Guerrero
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T19:24:24Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T19:24:24Z
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/agsalud202442
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.62486/agsalud202442
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/75867
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSalud Integral y Comunitaria
dc.sourceInstituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología Nuclear
dc.subjectPericardiocentesis
dc.subjectCardiac tamponade
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectTamponade
dc.subjectPoint of care ultrasound
dc.subjectCardiac Ultrasound
dc.subjectUltrasound
dc.subjectRadiology
dc.subjectIntensive care medicine
dc.titlePoint-of-care ultrasound guided Pericardiocentesis in cardiac tamponade: case report
dc.typearticle

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