RT Book, Section
A1 Litinski, Mikhail
A1 Guevarra, Keith
A1 Slonim, Anthony D.
A2 Levitov, Alexander B.
A2 Mayo, Paul H.
A2 Slonim, Anthony D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1125015685
T1 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC TAMPONADE
T2 Critical Care Ultrasonography, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179352-0
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125015685
RD 2024/04/20
AB Cardiac  tamponade  is  defined  as  a  decompensated  form  of  cardiac  compression  caused  by  the  accumulation  of  pericardial  effusion  and  rising  intrapericardial  pressure.1  Cardiac  tamponade  may  complicate  any  medical  condition  associated  with  pericardial  effusion,  although  it  is  not  synonomous  with  a  large  pericardial  effusion  and  has  its  own  specific  diagnostic  criteria  based  on  hemodynamic  and  echocardiographic  signs.  Cardiac  tamponade  causes  obstructive  shock  and  should  be  regarded  as  a  medical  emergency.  Medical  professionals  in  the  disciplines  of  surgery,  internal  and  emergency  medicine  should  be  familiar  with  the  pathophysiology,  clinical  presentation,  and  natural  progression  of  cardiac  tamponade  to  avoid  delays  in  the  evaluation  and  management  of  this  life-threatening  condition.  Echocardiography  is  an  essential  tool  for  the  diagnosis  of  cardiac  tamponade  and  the  evacuation  of  pericardial  fluid.  Bedside  echocardiography  is  often  performed  by  intensivists  as  a  part  of  point  of  care  ultrasonography  of  critically  ill  patients;  therefore,  the  recognition  of  the  echocardiographic  features  of  cardiac  tamponade  is  essential  for  the  critical  care  provider.