September 27, 2007Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Two Techniques to Avoid Surgery for Cardiac Tamponade Occurring During Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Population
Patients experiencing cardiac tamponade during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May offer bailout options for tamponade during AF ablation; case reports leave open need for prospective validation.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients experiencing cardiac tamponade during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
I
Intervention
Two techniques for pericardial drainage
O
Outcome
Avoidance of open exploration and surgical repair
Provides two pericardial drainage techniques to manage severe cardiac tamponade during AF ablation without requiring open surgical repair.
Cite This Study
O’Neill et al. (2007) studied this question.