Open AccessImpact of the total pericardial closure using bilateral trap door incision and pericardial cavity intervention on outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized, controlled, parallel-group prospective study
Author(s) -
Mehmet Kaya,
Muhammet Hulusi Satılmışoğlu,
Abdül Kerim Buğra,
Mugisha Kyaruzi,
Ülkü Kafa Kulaçoğlu,
Ayfer Utkusavaş,
İhsan Bakır
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivv259
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , atrial fibrillation , pericardium , surgery , pericardial window , prospective cohort study , cardiology
In this randomized, controlled and parallel-group prospective study, the feasibility of total pericardial closure with an intrapericardial drain and a pericardio-pleural window (pericardial cavity intervention) was investigated by examining postoperative outcomes, including atrial fibrillation and pericardial effusion, following coronary artery surgery.
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