Meeting
Abstract Number: 469
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Pneumopericardium is a medical condition in which air is present within the pericardial space. This condition has been recognized most commonly in preterm neonates. In adults, pneumopericardium may occur spontaneously or in conjunction with hemopericardium or pericardial effusion. Also, it may follow penetrating wounds to the chest or upper abdomen, or wounds or fistulous communications […]