Tension urinothorax as a reversible cause of cardiac arrest:a case report  

作　　者：Ashutosh Wanchu Ankur Verma Sanjay Jaiswal Abbas Ali Khatai Nilesh Prasad 

机构地区：[1]Department of Emergency Medicine,Max Super Specialty Hospital,Patparganj,New Delhi 110092,India

出　　处：《World Journal of Emergency Medicine》2023年第6期499-501,共3页世界急诊医学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Urinothorax, is the accumulation of urine in the pleural space, and is a rare and unusual condition.[1]Several etiologies are responsible for this, with trauma being the most common,[2] along with, surgical renal procedures(percutaneousnephrolithotomy,PCNL),retroperitoneal inflammation, urinary obstruction and malignancies.[3,4] Massive collections of a urinothorax or a hydrothorax can lead to tension, mediastinal shifts andcardiacarrests. Wedescribeacaseoftension urinothorax that led to cardiac arrest and was resuscitated successfully in the emergency department (ED).

关 键 词：CARDIAC URINE INFLAMMATION 

分 类 号：R56[医药卫生—呼吸系统]