@article{ref1,
title="Pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma: mechanical ventilation with positive pressure must be avoided",
journal="International journal of cardiology",
year="2008",
author="Zakynthinos, Epaminondas and Karetsi, Eleni and Diakaki, Chrisi",
volume="124",
number="1",
pages="e8-e10",
abstract="A 38-year-old polytraumatized man was admitted with signs of cardiogenic shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia, tachypnea, and elevated central venous pressure). A near tension pneumopericardium was revealed by thorax CT. Air from the pericardial sac remissed 4 days later conservatively, avoiding invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The use of positive-pressure ventilation, with or without intubation, would probably lead to tension pneumopericardium-cardiac tamponade, needing emergent decompression.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-5273",
doi="10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.163",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.163"
}