Why the study?
Does pericardiotomy improve survival in patients with purulent pericarditis compared to expectant treatment or aspiration?
Population
128 cases of purulent pericarditis, including 118 from the literature and 10 from clinical practice.
Comparison
Pericardiotomy (operative attack) vs Expectant treatment or therapeutic aspiration
Design
Review
Authors
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May support pericardiotomy in purulent pericarditis; leaves open need for modern prospective validation.
Does pericardiotomy improve survival in patients with purulent pericarditis compared to expectant treatment or aspiration?
This historical review advocates for pericardiotomy as the only effective, life-saving treatment for purulent pericarditis.
Arthur M. Shipley (1935) studied this question.
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