Open AccessA Prospective Trial of Subxiphoid Pericardiotomy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Large Pericardial Effusion A Follow-Up Report
Author(s) -
Peter Van Trigt,
James M. Douglas,
Paula Smith,
P. Campbell,
Thomas C. Wall,
Richard T. Kenney,
Christopher M. O’Connor,
Khalid H. Sheikh,
G. Ralph Corey
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199312000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , pericardial fluid , surgery , malignancy , pericardial window , prospective cohort study , effusion , pericardium , biopsy , radiology
This study was designed to determine the cause of large pericardial effusions and evaluate the efficacy of subxiphoid pericardiotomy.