Taponamiento cardíaco debido a perforación de la aurícula derecha por catéter venoso central

Abstract

Cardiac tamponade is a devastating complication of central venous catheters. It is due to perforation of the atrial or ventricular wall during or after insertion. In order to identify this complication it is important that patients deceased in Hospitals and referred to Forensic Pathologists be sent with all the catheters and devices inserted. Also they should not be removed in the autopsy ward until their correct position has been addressed. A dramatic case is presented and the risk factors for these complications are analyzed.