tamponade

(ˌtæmpɒˈneɪd) or

tamponage

the use of a tampon to stop blood flow

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Noun

tamponade - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

tamponage

blockage, obstruction - the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

cardiac tamponade - mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion

Translations

tam·pon·ade

, tamponage

n. Fr. taponamiento, aplicación de tapones a una herida o cavidad para detener una hemorragia o absorber secreciones;

balloon ___ → ___ por balón insuflable;

cardiac ___ → ___ cardíaco, compresión aguda del corazón causada por un exceso de sangre acumulada en el pericardio.

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tamponade

n taponamiento; cardiac — taponamiento cardíaco

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We introduce a simple yet effective technique in we used Merocel Tamponade for flap stabilization and left them for 72 hours.

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Objective: To determine the success rate of intrauterine balloon tamponade versus B Lynch suture in the management of severe postpartum hemorrhage.

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Type A IMH is associated with a higher rate of pericardial hemorrhage and tamponade than type A AAD (1).

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Unfortunately, he was complicated with bilateral basal ganglion infarction, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and even recurrent cardiac tamponade which needed pericardiocentesis at both 1 and 8 months after surgical operation.

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A specific problem addressed by our study is cardiogenic shock due to cardiac tamponade. Pericardial tamponade is one of the most dreadful complication of cardiac surgery and invasive cardiology.

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