Delayed presentation of a huge mediastinal hematoma after blunt chest trauma with extrapericardial cardiac tamponade: a multiphase-multidetector spiral computed tomography study.

摘要

A 42-year-old man, a professional construction worker, was admitted to the emergency department after being hit by an 80-kg bar of steel. He complained of light anterior chest pain, with no signs or symptoms of respiratory distress and denied any drug intake. Peripheral oximetry was 99%, blood pressure 140/92 mm Hg, cardiac frequency 92 beats/min, and blood tests measured red blood cells 5,010,000, white blood cells 7,130, and platelets 268,000.