Why the study?
Does intravenous carbon-dioxide insufflation aid in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion?
Population
22 patients evaluated for pericardial effusion versus cardiac enlargement
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Should not alter current diagnostic algorithms; leaves open the role of CO2 insufflation in pericardial imaging.
Does intravenous carbon-dioxide insufflation aid in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion?
Intravenous carbon dioxide insufflation provides a historical imaging technique to differentiate pericardial effusion from cardiac enlargement.
Scatliff et al. (1959) studied this question.
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