Monicccaover 6 years ago

Cardiac Tamponade - Surgical drainage and repair

This is how cardiac tamponade looks in real following cardiac injury. Surgery was done to relieve the tamponade by opening the pericardium after midline sternotomy. And the injured part of the heart was repaired. Pericardiocentesis can be tried for non traumatic cardiac tamponade. For chronic massive pericardial effusion, a pleuropericardial window can be created via right or left anterolateral thoracotomy.