Definition of tamponade in English:
tamponade
nounˌtampəˈneɪdˌtæmpəˈneɪd
mass nounMedicine 1Compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac.
Example sentencesExamples
- A doctor may confirm a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by an ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram).
- Patients with chronic, large pericardial effusion may be asymptomatic but can develop cardiac tamponade precipitously.
- Thirteen of the patients were initially asymptomatic, seven presented with atypical chest pain and seven were admitted to the hospital with overt cardiac tamponade.
- Pericardial involvement causing tamponade has only been reported in two previous patients.
- A moderate anterior pericardial effusion was present, and right ventricular collapse was observed, suggesting pericardial tamponade.
2The surgical use of a plug of absorbent material.
Example sentencesExamples
- Acute management consists of resuscitation and control of bleeding by sclerotherapy or balloon tamponade
- Presence of retinal detachment makes the operative procedure more complex; these patients require some kind of tamponade at the end of surgery - either gas or silicone oil; and overall visual improvement is very guarded.
- At the time of transfer, the patient was again febrile with a new posterior nares hemorrhage that required packing and tamponade.
- The only severe complication noted in these 151 episodes of bleeding treated by tamponade was pulmonary aspiration, which was detected in 10% of cases.
Definition of tamponade in US English:
tamponade
nounˌtæmpəˈneɪdˌtampəˈnād
Medicine 1Compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac.
Example sentencesExamples
- A moderate anterior pericardial effusion was present, and right ventricular collapse was observed, suggesting pericardial tamponade.
- Thirteen of the patients were initially asymptomatic, seven presented with atypical chest pain and seven were admitted to the hospital with overt cardiac tamponade.
- Pericardial involvement causing tamponade has only been reported in two previous patients.
- A doctor may confirm a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by an ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram).
- Patients with chronic, large pericardial effusion may be asymptomatic but can develop cardiac tamponade precipitously.
2The surgical use of a plug of absorbent material.
Example sentencesExamples
- The only severe complication noted in these 151 episodes of bleeding treated by tamponade was pulmonary aspiration, which was detected in 10% of cases.
- Acute management consists of resuscitation and control of bleeding by sclerotherapy or balloon tamponade
- At the time of transfer, the patient was again febrile with a new posterior nares hemorrhage that required packing and tamponade.
- Presence of retinal detachment makes the operative procedure more complex; these patients require some kind of tamponade at the end of surgery - either gas or silicone oil; and overall visual improvement is very guarded.