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Does a pericardial effusion scoring index predict the need for downstream drainage in hospitalized patients with moderate-to-large pericardial effusion without initial hemodynamic compromise?
Does a pericardial effusion scoring index predict the need for downstream drainage in hospitalized patients with moderate-to-large pericardial effusion without initial hemodynamic compromise?
A novel pericardial effusion scoring index accurately identifies patients with moderate-to-large effusions without initial hemodynamic compromise who will subsequently require drainage.
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May support selective drainage decisions; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before adoption.
Halpern et al. (2012) studied this question.
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