Pericardial laceration and fatal cardiac herniation in an improperly restrained six-month-old infant

Anthony Senagore, Patricia K. Senagore, Stephen D. Cohle, Donald J. Scholten, John T. Connolly

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Abstract

We present the youngest reported patient to suffer pleuropericardial laceration with fatal cardiac herniation from blunt chest trauma, apparently related to the improper use of an infant restraint device. Pericardial laceration with cardiac herniation occurs infrequently, but should be suspected in this setting when a patient in electromechanical dissociation is unresponsive to standard resuscitation measures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)931-933
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume21
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1986
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Pleuropericardial laceration
  • cardiac strangulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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