Clinical studyPericardiocentesis☆
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Pulmonary Hypertension and Pericardial Effusions—To Tap or Not to Tap
2020, American Journal of MedicineSafety and Feasibility of Performing Pericardiocentesis on Patients with Significant Pulmonary Hypertension
2019, Cardiovascular Revascularization MedicineCitation Excerpt :Urgent pericardiocentesis is necessary when a patient is in cardiac tamponade to reverse the cascade of hemodynamic collapse. Previously, pericardiocentesis was frequently done without ultrasound guidance and was considered to have high morbidity and mortality [2]. Although increased use of echocardiographic guidance has yielded higher success rates and lower morbidity, [3–4] patients with significant pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are still considered to be at higher risk during pericardiocentesis.
Mastering the art of epicardial access in cardiac electrophysiology
2019, Heart RhythmCitation Excerpt :Sosa et al2 originally introduced the nonsurgical transthoracic epicardial large bore needle (LBN) (ie, 18-G) technique to gain access to the pericardial space (PS) more than 2 decades ago. This was an adaptation from the pericardiocentesis technique described by Krikorian and Hancock.3 EA was achieved by performing a pericardial puncture using an epidural introducer needle, which was advanced into the PS under fluoroscopic guidance.
Pericardial-Pleural Fistula: An Underrecognized but Surprisingly Common and Clinically Important Complication During Echocardiography Guided Pericardiocentesis
2019, Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyA Cost-Effective, Rapidly Constructed Simulation Model for Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis Procedural Training
2019, Journal of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :Pericardiocentesis is an emergent intervention for pericardial tamponade, a life-threatening condition (3). Compared to the traditional “blind” approach, ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis (USGP) has emerged as the preferred technique due to higher success rates and fewer complications (3–9). Pericardiocentesis is a low-frequency, high-risk procedure that some EM trainees may have limited exposure to.
Percutaneous Therapy in Pericardial Diseases
2017, Cardiology ClinicsCitation Excerpt :General anesthesia, intubation, and positive pressure ventilation should be avoided before pericardial drainage is begun. A comparative analysis of feasibility and safety of major pericardiocentesis series is presented in Table 1.8,10,12,15,17–24 In the Mayo Clinic series of 1127 echocardiography-guided pericardiocenteses, 97% of the procedures were successful and associated with only 1.2% major and 3.5% minor complications.10
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This work was supported in part by Grants CA-08122 and CA-05838 from the National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
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From the Divisions of Oncology and Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305.