Breaking Boundaries: From Fall to Rapid Cardiac Rescue

Abstract

The occurrence of pericardial rupture as a complication of blunt thoracic trauma has the potential to result in cardiac dislocation unless promptly identified and subjected to suitable surgical intervention. This phenomenon is exceptionally uncommon and is associated with a significant mortality rate between 30 and 67%. The diagnosis remains complex due to the scarcity of symptoms. However, the routine application of computed tomography (CT) scans in the management of trauma patients could facilitate the early identification of cardiac dislocation. In this case report, we described the diagnostic–therapeutic pathway of a pericardial rupture due to high-intensity trauma.

Keywords

• pericardial rupture
• cardiac injury
• blunt thoracic trauma