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Tamponade as a rare complication of CPAP use following cardiac surgery.

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anaesthesia, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Anaesthesia and intensive care (impact factor: 1.28). 01/2005; 32(6):830-1. pp.830-1
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT A 64-year-old woman developed tamponade more than 48 hours following cardiac surgery. The cause for this was haemorrhage from the site of multiple attempted cannulations of the right internal jugular vein. However this was a secondary haemorrhage and appeared to be precipitated by the use of CPAP on the second postoperative day. CPAP should be used with caution following difficult neckline insertions.

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Keywords

64-year-old woman
 
cardiac surgery
 
CPAP
 
difficult neckline insertions
 
internal jugular vein
 
multiple
 
second postoperative day
 
secondary haemorrhage
 

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