Population
74 patients who developed late cardiac tamponade 5-287 days after open-heart surgery, out of a larger…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 44 (range 11-115) months
Authors
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May warrant closer surveillance after valve surgery; leaves open need for prospective confirmation of pericardiocentesis efficacy.
Late cardiac tamponade is a rare but serious complication after open-heart surgery, particularly following valve operations, and can be successfully managed with pericardiocentesis in the majority of patients.
Sahni et al. (1991) studied this question.
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