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September 1, 1927Archives of Surgery

Pericardiotomy for Pyopericardium

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Population

Historical cases of patients with pyopericardium, suppurative pericarditis, or hemopericardium

Design

Review

Authors

NWNathan WinslowUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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Implication

Early successes affirm pericardiotomy feasibility; leaves open prospective validation for modern suppurative pericarditis.

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Population
Historical cases of patients with pyopericardium, suppurative pericarditis, or hemopericardium
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Intervention
Pericardiotomy or trephinement of the sternum for drainage

This historical text reviews the early origins and instances of pericardiotomy for the treatment of pyopericardium.

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Nathan Winslow (1927) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87fe54b0d802598bf4cc36https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1927.01130210002001
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