Delayed hemopericardium due to trivial chest trauma.

Cil E., Senkaya I., Tarim Ö. F.

Cardiology in the young, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.390-2, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1047951100006934
  • Dergi Adı: Cardiology in the young
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.390-2
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: blunt chest trauma, children, hemopericardium, echocardiography, CARDIAC-TAMPONADE, BLUNT
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report two cases of hemopericardium occurring in seven-month-old and 12-year-old boys, who had no history of major trauma. The possible cause of the hemopericardium for the infant was falling from a bed which was 75 cm high two weeks prior to the admission. The 12-year-old boy had fallen from a chair and damaged his chest 4 weeks previously. Their coagulation tests were all normal. By means of pericardiotomy, we drained 120 ml and 1200 ml of blood, respectively. The boys have now been well over follow-up periods of 24 and 18 months, respectively.