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A young adult patient who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pericardiocentesis due to post-pericardiotomy syndrome

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report a 27-year-old woman who presented with orthopnea, which occurred after undergoing an open-heart surgery, atrial septal defect closure with mitral valve cleft repair. Pericardiocentesis was successfully performed; however, she subsequently developed circulatory collapse, necessitating the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pericardial decompression syndrome is a potentially fatal complication, and clinicians should be aware of this risk when performing pericardiocentesis.

Source: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

DOI: 10.22470/pemj.2025.01431

Authors: Kyung Jin Ahn, Gi Beom Kim

Institutions: Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Seoul National University, Seoul National University Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $200