Right atrial rupture in blunt chest trauma

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Jul;49(7):476-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02913918.

Abstract

The mortality rate from cardiac rupture by blunt chest injury is high. Here, we report a case of 27-year-old male who suffered a right atrial rupture by blunt chest injury and was successfully treated. The hemodynamics were stabilized by pericardiocentesis with a 5F Pigtail catheter for cardiac tamponade and rapid fluid transfusion. Then the right atrial rupture was repaired without a cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 14th postoperative day.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Tamponade / therapy
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Injuries / etiology*
  • Heart Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*