Evaluation and Treatment of Pericarditis
Why the study?
Do NSAIDs and colchicine reduce readmission and recurrence rates in patients with pericarditis?
Population
Patients with idiopathic or viral pericarditis
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May inform pericarditis triage with NSAIDs and colchicine; leaves open confirmation amid low-certainty evidence.
Structured PICO
Do NSAIDs and colchicine reduce readmission and recurrence rates in patients with pericarditis?
P
Population
Patients with idiopathic or viral pericarditis
I
Intervention
NSAIDs and colchicine
O
Outcome
Readmission rates and recurrence rates
NSAIDs and colchicine are effective treatments for reducing readmission and recurrence in patients with pericarditis.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2015) studied this question.