ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Pericarditis
BB23 — Cardiac tamponade

ICD-11 BB23 — Cardiac tamponade

Cardiac tamponade is a clinical syndrome caused by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space, resulting in reduced ventricular filling and subsequent hemodynamic compromise. Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency, the complications of which include shock, and death.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.