Why the study?
Is fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis safe, and do complication rates differ between post-cardiac surgery and non-surgical pericardial effusions?
Population
352 cases of pericardial effusions requiring pericardiocentesis, including both post-cardiac surgery and…
Comparison
Fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous… vs Comparison between post-cardiac surgery…
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Supports safety of fluoroscopy-guided pericardiocentesis irrespective of etiology; leaves open need for prospective confirmation of equivalence.
Is fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis safe, and do complication rates differ between post-cardiac surgery and non-surgical pericardial effusions?
Fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis via the subxiphoid approach is a safe method for pericardial drainage with a low rate of major complications, regardless of whether the effusion is surgical or non-surgical in origin.
Duvernoy et al. (1992) studied this question.
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