An insidious and deadly complication of mechanical chest compressions in a patient on anticoagulation and the subtle echocardiographic findings that enabled timely diagnosis

We report the case of a patient on anticoagulation who developed a mediastinal hematoma post mechanical CPR and on whom subtle findings on initial echocardiography could have alerted the clinician to this complication early during the clinical course. This case further suggests that there may be special populations of patients in whom we may need to be more vigilant in the use of mechanical CPR.

Source: Echocardiography - March 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Grace Koo, Neha Goyal, Jeanne M. DeCara, Roberto M. Lang, Karima Addetia Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research