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Cuadernos de Medicina Forense
versión On-line ISSN 1988-611Xversión impresa ISSN 1135-7606
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RAMOS MEDINA, V. et al. Atrium perforation by central venous catheter and cardiac tamponade. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.2-3, pp.119-122. ISSN 1988-611X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1135-76062014000200008.
Cardiac tamponade is a devastating complication of central venous catheters. It is due to perforation of the atrial or ventricular wall during or after insertion. In order to identify this complication it is important that patients deceased in Hospitals and referred to Forensic Pathologists be sent with all the catheters and devices inserted. Also they should not be removed in the autopsy ward until their correct position has been addressed. A dramatic case is presented and the risk factors for these complications are analyzed.
Palabras clave : Heart tamponade; Central venous catheter; Atrium perforation.