Key result
Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis shows 0% in-hospital mortality and a short median ICU stay.
Why the study?
Pericardiectomy is a promising surgical option for treating constrictive pericarditis, but experience and outcomes from long-term single-center series warrant review.
Population
26 patients who underwent pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis
Design
Single-center retrospective observational study
Follow-up
Short-term postoperative follow-ups
Authors
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Adds single-center experience with pericardiectomy for CP; leaves open need for prospective trials before wider adoption.
Observational (n=26)
No
Pericardiectomy via median sternotomy for constrictive pericarditis can be performed safely with no in-hospital mortality, supporting early surgical intervention.
Yeşiltaş et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Constrictive pericarditis (n=26). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on In-hospital mortality. Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis was performed in 26 patients with a median intensive care stay of two days and 0% in-hospital mortality.
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