1994
DOI: 10.1093/bja/73.2.249
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Cardiac tamponade after intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract: An unusual case of intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is presented. Cardiac tamponade occurred in the operating room soon after induction of anaesthesia. Surgical removal of the herniated omentum and stomach allowed haemodynamic improvement. The pathophysiology is discussed and patients with cardiac tamponade reviewed.

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“…Specifically, mechanical ventilation, gastric distension, barium meal, suction applied to chest drainage tubes or aspiration of the hemithorax, coughing on extubation, hyperinflation of the remaining lung, and changes in patient position may facilitate dislocation of the heart through a defect. [8][9][10] Clinical features of cardiac herniation include a sudden onset of low cardiac output and superior vena cava syndrome. These symptoms may be accompanied by severe hypotension, bradycardia or tachycardia, normal or slightly elevated central venous pressure, and sometimes, cardiac arrest.…”
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“…Specifically, mechanical ventilation, gastric distension, barium meal, suction applied to chest drainage tubes or aspiration of the hemithorax, coughing on extubation, hyperinflation of the remaining lung, and changes in patient position may facilitate dislocation of the heart through a defect. [8][9][10] Clinical features of cardiac herniation include a sudden onset of low cardiac output and superior vena cava syndrome. These symptoms may be accompanied by severe hypotension, bradycardia or tachycardia, normal or slightly elevated central venous pressure, and sometimes, cardiac arrest.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11 Definitive therapy for cardiac herniation requires urgent repositioning of the heart into the pericardial sac, followed by repair of the pericardial defect using a patch. 4,7,9 The best material for closure is disputed. Fascia lata is strong; however it requires the creation of an additional wound.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The most common causes are automobile accidents or falls from a height; such trauma is rarely caused by stabbing or gunshot wounds. A traumatic rupture of the diaphragm, with herniation of the abdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity, is relatively rare, being observed in 3% to 7% of all abdominal or thoracic traumas [1]. The diagnosis can be difficult because of associated injures that are serious in nature, resulting in their proper diagnosis being a persistent problem in trauma centers.…”
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confidence: 99%