Cardiac tamponade in a postpartum woman with Lemierre's syndrome

A. S. McLean; Katren R Tyler

Cardiac tamponade in a postpartum woman with Lemierre's syndrome

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Abstract

A 23-year-old primigravida with Lemierre's syndrome developed pericardial tamponade secondary to mediastinal infection and anticoagulant therapy. Intrathoracic echocardiographic diagnosis during a period of cardiac arrest led to urgent pericardiocentesis and successful resuscitation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	582-583
Number of pages	2
Journal	Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Volume	26
Issue number	5
State	Published - Oct 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Complications: cardiac tamponade
Syndrome: Lemierre's

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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