Why the study?
What are the predictors of post-pericardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome and death in patients undergoing decompression of pericardial effusion?
What are the predictors of post-pericardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome and death in patients undergoing decompression of pericardial effusion?
Preoperative factors such as malignancy, radiotherapy, low EF, and calcified pericardium are significant predictors of post-pericardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome and death.
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These preoperative factors may identify high-risk patients for monitoring; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes after pericardial decompression.
Sabzi et al. (2015) studied this question.
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