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What clinical and echocardiographic features correlate with the choice of percutaneous pericardiocentesis versus surgical pericardiotomy for pericardial effusion drainage?
What clinical and echocardiographic features correlate with the choice of percutaneous pericardiocentesis versus surgical pericardiotomy for pericardial effusion drainage?
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Clinical signs of cardiac tamponade and echocardiographic right atrial collapse strongly correlate with the selection of percutaneous pericardiocentesis over surgical pericardiotomy in clinical practice.
To review patients with pericardial drainage done for a period of 36 months, and to correlate the features with the choice of drainage mode.
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