Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Penetration Induced by Pericardiocentesis / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

We report a case of surgical treatment of iatrogenic cardiac trauma. A patient with cardiac tamponade was treated by pericardiocentesis. During pericardiocentesis both right and left ventricles were perforated. These perforations were repaired in the beating heart state using 20 monofilament mattress sutures reinforced by felt pledgets. Iatrogenic cardiac trauma is rare. Fatal complications might arise when proper procedures are not followed during the placement of a catheter for pericardiocentesis. Here we present successfull surgical treatment of cardiac penetrations induced by pericardiocentesis.