Key result
Subxiphoid pericardiostomy resulted in the resolution of moderate-to-large hemodialysis-associated pericardial effusion in all 16 patients, with only 1 recurrence over a median 4.2-year follow-up.
Why the study?
Does subxiphoid pericardiostomy resolve moderate-to-large pericardial effusion in patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Population
16 patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis in whom moderate-to-large pericardial effusions developed
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median 4.2 years (range 3 months to 8 years)
Authors
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Supports pericardiostomy for hemodialysis effusions in this series; leaves open need for controlled trials.
Observational (n=16)
Does subxiphoid pericardiostomy resolve moderate-to-large pericardial effusion in patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Subxiphoid pericardiostomy with short-term drainage is an effective and safe treatment for moderate-to-large hemodialysis-associated pericardial effusion.
John T. Daugirdas (1986) conducted an observational in Hemodialysis-associated pericardial effusion (n=16). Subxiphoid pericardiostomy was evaluated on Resolution of pericardial effusion. Subxiphoid pericardiostomy resulted in the resolution of moderate-to-large hemodialysis-associated pericardial effusion in all 16 patients, with only 1 recurrence over a median 4.2-year follow-up.
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