Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy

Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy

We describe a case of left-sided pneumocardium, identified by transesophageal echocardiography, following needle thoracostomy in a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU). Bilateral needle thoracostomy was performed during a cardiac arrest. Intracardiac arrest echocardiography demonstrated pneumocardium...

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Main Authors: Joyce Lam, Martin Cieslak, Robert T. Arntfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
needle thoracostomy
pneumothorax
transesophageal echocardiography
trauma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300558
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spelling doaj-ff5d16eaa73d448b8dc6cc87a298eaf62020-11-24T22:12:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412016-12-0124415916110.1016/j.jmu.2016.07.004Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle ThoracostomyJoyce LamMartin CieslakRobert T. ArntfieldWe describe a case of left-sided pneumocardium, identified by transesophageal echocardiography, following needle thoracostomy in a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU). Bilateral needle thoracostomy was performed during a cardiac arrest. Intracardiac arrest echocardiography demonstrated pneumocardium immediately following the procedure, with air in the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV). This previously unreported consequence of needle decompression contributes to a growing body of literature that questions the value of this intervention.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300558needle thoracostomypneumothoraxtransesophageal echocardiographytrauma
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author Joyce Lam
Martin Cieslak
Robert T. Arntfield
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Martin Cieslak
Robert T. Arntfield
Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
Journal of Medical Ultrasound
needle thoracostomy
pneumothorax
transesophageal echocardiography
trauma
author_facet Joyce Lam
Martin Cieslak
Robert T. Arntfield
author_sort Joyce Lam
title Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
title_short Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
title_full Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
title_fullStr Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
title_full_unstemmed Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
title_sort pneumocardium captured on bedside transesophageal echocardiography—an unreported complication of needle thoracostomy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Medical Ultrasound
issn 0929-6441
publishDate 2016-12-01
description We describe a case of left-sided pneumocardium, identified by transesophageal echocardiography, following needle thoracostomy in a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU). Bilateral needle thoracostomy was performed during a cardiac arrest. Intracardiac arrest echocardiography demonstrated pneumocardium immediately following the procedure, with air in the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV). This previously unreported consequence of needle decompression contributes to a growing body of literature that questions the value of this intervention.
topic needle thoracostomy
pneumothorax
transesophageal echocardiography
trauma
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300558
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