Why the study?
Postoperative pericardial effusion increases the incidence of postoperative AF, and posterior pericardiotomy may prevent arrhythmia, especially AF, and cardiac tamponade after cardiac valve surgery.
Does posterior pericardiotomy prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, pericardial effusion, and tamponade in patients undergoing elective heart valve surgery?
Does posterior pericardiotomy prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, pericardial effusion, and tamponade in patients undergoing elective heart valve surgery?
Posterior pericardiotomy during elective heart valve surgery is a safe procedure associated with very low early postoperative rates of atrial fibrillation, pericardial effusion, and tamponade.
Posterior pericardiotomy (PP) is helpful to prevent arrhythmia; especially atrial fibrillation (AF), and cardiac tamponade postoperative cardiac valve surgery. The incidence of postoperative AF is increased due to postoperative pericardial effusion (PE).
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Mubarak Yasser (2022) studied this question.
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