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ArticleCureus2025

Life-Threatening Delayed Pericardial Tamponade Following Blunt Chest Trauma.

Brian Musch, Rachel A Daley, Alyssa McMandon, Saptarshi Biswas

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brian MuschSurgery, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.
Rachel A DaleyMedicine, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, USA.
Alyssa McMandonMedicine, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, USA.
Saptarshi BiswasSurgery, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pericardial tamponade, although rare, is a life-threatening complication of trauma. Typically occurring acutely after penetrating injuries, it can also present in a delayed fashion following blunt trauma, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report a rare case of a 33-year-old male who developed delayed pericardial tamponade two weeks after sustaining severe multisystem injuries in a motor vehicle accident. This case emphasizes the need for close monitoring for an extended period of time as delayed complications do occur in severe polytrauma scenarios.

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blunt chest traumadelayed pericardial tamponadelevel one traumamotor vehicle collisionpolytrauma scenario

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PMID40313433
PMCPMC12045655

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