A young adult patient who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pericardiocentesis due to post-pericardiotomy syndrome
- Author:
Kyung Jin AHN
1
;
Gi Beom KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal 2026;13(1):33-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
