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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