Bertrand Y M, Reynaert M S, De Meulder A, Louon A, Bauer G
Intensive Care Med. 1983;9(2):95-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01699265.
Cardiac tamponade caused by a central catheter is a potentially lethal and infrequent complication. Prompt diagnosis is necessary to decrease the high mortality rate. Cardiac catheterization with a Swan-Ganz catheter and echocardiography can rapidly establish the diagnosis.
