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Does an alternative "friendly" drainage system improve patient comfort and safety compared to a water-seal system in patients with pericardial effusions?
Does an alternative "friendly" drainage system improve patient comfort and safety compared to a water-seal system in patients with pericardial effusions?
A novel "friendly" drainage system for pericardial effusions may offer a safe, effective, and less painful alternative to traditional water-seal systems.
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Alternative drainage may ease pericardial effusion management; leaves open randomized confirmation versus water-seal systems.
We describe an alternative to the water-seal system, suitable for drainage of pericardial and eventually pleural effusions, which has been shown to be safe, effective, not painful, and rather "friendly", providing patients with a smoother clinical course.
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