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Cardiac arrest from tension pneumopericardium in a premature infant
Steve M Auden1, Sanford L Lapin, Ann Marie Joseph-Reynolds
1Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia N-65, Kosair Children's Hospital, 231 E. Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. magidoc@yahoo.com
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|October 29, 2002
Abstract
Implications:
This case report describes a rare and potentially fatal anesthetic complication. It occurred during the care of a small premature infant as a result of improper use of medical equipment.