NOUN
- blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
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- Pericardial involvement causing tamponade has only been reported in two previous patients.
- At the time of transfer, the patient was again febrile with a new posterior nares hemorrhage that required packing and tamponade.
- A moderate anterior pericardial effusion was present, and right ventricular collapse was observed, suggesting pericardial tamponade.
- Presence of retinal detachment makes the operative procedure more complex; these patients require some kind of tamponade at the end of surgery - either gas or silicone oil; and overall visual improvement is very guarded.
- However, with costs ranging from $77 to $312 for a single-use tamponade, they are prohibitively expensive for widespread use in developing countries. Maura O'Neill: Let's Test a Life-Saving Balloon
- The only severe complication noted in these 151 episodes of bleeding treated by tamponade was pulmonary aspiration, which was detected in 10% of cases.
- Understanding these causes is helpful for taking effective strategies to prevent the occurence of cardiac tamponade.
- A doctor may confirm a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by an ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram).
- Objective: To assess the clinical effect of hydroxyapatite as an intra-orbital tamponade to be secondary implanted.
- Acute management consists of resuscitation and control of bleeding by sclerotherapy or balloon tamponade