Why the study?
Does pericardicentesis compared to thoracotomy improve outcomes in patients with cardiac tamponade?
Population
Patients with cardiac tamponade and cardiac wounds
Comparison
Pericardicentesis (aspiration) vs Thoracotomy with closure of the myocardial wound
Design
Review
Authors
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Leaves tamponade management choice between pericardicentesis and thoracotomy unresolved; prospective trials needed to inform practice.
Does pericardicentesis compared to thoracotomy improve outcomes in patients with cardiac tamponade?
This text highlights the historical surgical debate regarding the use of pericardicentesis versus thoracotomy for the management of cardiac tamponade.
Henry P. Royster (1958) studied this question.
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