Key result
Local instillation of nonabsorbable steroid through a drainage catheter was effective for intractable uremic pericardial effusion, with only 1 recurrence and rare complications among 45 patients.
Why the study?
Does local instillation of nonabsorbable steroid through an indwelling pericardial drainage catheter resolve intractable uremic pericardial effusion?
Population
45 patients with intractable uremic pericardial effusion unresponsive to previous intensive dialysis and…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
1 to 54 months
Authors
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May support local steroid instillation in select refractory cases; leaves open need for randomized trials before broader adoption.
Observational (n=45)
Does local instillation of nonabsorbable steroid through an indwelling pericardial drainage catheter resolve intractable uremic pericardial effusion?
Local instillation of nonabsorbable steroids via a pericardial catheter is an effective and relatively safe treatment for intractable uremic pericardial effusion.
Theodore J. Buselmeier (1978) conducted an observational in Intractable uremic pericardial effusion (n=45). Local instillation of nonabsorbable steroid through an indwelling pericardial drainage catheter was evaluated on Resolution of effusion and complications. Local instillation of nonabsorbable steroid through a drainage catheter was effective for intractable uremic pericardial effusion, with only 1 recurrence and rare complications among 45 patients.
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