Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment to prevent mortality. Development of cardiac tamponade following non-cardiac surgery is rare, and diagnosis may often be overlooked due to low suspicion. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an important too...
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| author | Kathryn M. Jan Anthony Q. Dao Ravi Joshi Sreekanth Cheruku Suzanne Dellaria Kunal Karamchandani |
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| description | Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment to prevent mortality. Development of cardiac tamponade following non-cardiac surgery is rare, and diagnosis may often be overlooked due to low suspicion. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an important tool in the perioperative physician's armamentarium. We describe the development of cardiac tamponade following an initially uneventful robotic lung resection surgery and its prompt detection using POCUS. This case highlights the importance of utilizing bedside POCUS during medical emergencies in the immediate postoperative period. We also make an argument for perioperative care management by POCUS-trained physicians. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a34b75f24edf4697a57e18d86b867ee72025-01-30T06:22:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Anesthesiology2813-480X2025-01-01410.3389/fanes.2025.14902701490270Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case reportKathryn M. JanAnthony Q. DaoRavi JoshiSreekanth CherukuSuzanne DellariaKunal KaramchandaniCardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment to prevent mortality. Development of cardiac tamponade following non-cardiac surgery is rare, and diagnosis may often be overlooked due to low suspicion. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an important tool in the perioperative physician's armamentarium. We describe the development of cardiac tamponade following an initially uneventful robotic lung resection surgery and its prompt detection using POCUS. This case highlights the importance of utilizing bedside POCUS during medical emergencies in the immediate postoperative period. We also make an argument for perioperative care management by POCUS-trained physicians.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanes.2025.1490270/fullcase reportcardiac tamponadepoint-of-care ultrasoundcardiac anesthesiologypostoperative management |
| spellingShingle | Kathryn M. Jan Anthony Q. Dao Ravi Joshi Sreekanth Cheruku Suzanne Dellaria Kunal Karamchandani Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report Frontiers in Anesthesiology case report cardiac tamponade point-of-care ultrasound cardiac anesthesiology postoperative management |
| title | Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report |
| title_full | Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report |
| title_short | Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report |
| title_sort | immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery a case report |
| topic | case report cardiac tamponade point-of-care ultrasound cardiac anesthesiology postoperative management |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanes.2025.1490270/full |
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