WE became aware of the dangers of external cardiac compression in infants and children when 2 cases of hepatic rupture came to our attention. 1 A check through pathological files revealed that about 7 ...

THORACOTOMY and open-chest cardiac massage have been used for some time in the management of sudden circulatory arrest. Although useful, the procedure is a formidable undertaking, particularly when ...

Pericardial tamponade associated with central catheters is often lethal, unless promptly identified. We report our experience with two infants who suffered this complication but were successfully ...