Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a swollen absorbable haemostat after repair of ischaemic mitral regurgitation

Koki Eto; Mitsuaki Matsumoto; Yoji Kubo; Reiko Kemmochi

doi:10.1186/1749-8090-9-1

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a swollen absorbable haemostat after repair of ischaemic mitral regurgitation

Koki Eto, Mitsuaki Matsumoto, Yoji Kubo, Reiko Kemmochi

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Abstract

Surgicel, an absorbable haemostat, is widely used in cardiovascular surgery. An 81-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with ischaemic mitral regurgitation, underwent mitral valve plasty and coronary artery bypass grafting. On postoperative day two, her superior vena cava (SVC) pressure gradually rose to 38 mmHg and she developed low output syndrome. Emergent surgery revealed that the cause of SVC syndrome was external compression from a haematoma at the posterior surface of the SVC, which formed around the Surgicel.

Original language	English
Article number	1
Journal	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-1
Publication status	Published - Jan 3 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiovascular surgery
External compression
Haematoma
SVC syndrome
Surgicel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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