• Eunji Kim, Seunghwan Song, Seon Hee Kim, Na Hyeon Lee, and Soojin Lee.
• Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
• Injury. 2024 Jan 1; 55 (1): 111193111193.

BackgroundTraumatic hemopericardium may lead to cardiac tamponade, arrhythmia, arrest, or death and requires emergency surgery. We reviewed cases of traumatic hemopericardium in our center and the role of extracorporeal life support in these cases.MethodsFrom November 2011 to January 2022, 28 patients with significant hemopericardium and suspected cardiac injury were enrolled. In our center, surgery is the primary treatment of choice; however, if the patient is in an unstable condition, extracorporeal life support is administered in the emergency room prior to surgery.ResultsPreoperative extracorporeal life support was applied to 10 patients (36 %). Two patients (20 %) were converted from extracorporeal life support to cardiopulmonary bypass during operation. After surgery, 2 patients (20 %) needed postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Overall, 21 patients (75 %) survived; of these, 6 (29 %) received extracorporeal life support. Meanwhile, 7 patients (25 %) died; of these, 4 patients (57 %) received extracorporeal life support.ConclusionResuscitation method is the most crucial survival strategy in patients with severe chest trauma. Extracorporeal life support in cases of traumatic hemopericardium may be beneficial and efficient in stabilizing patients prior to surgery.Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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