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Evaluation of a Technique for Avoiding Inadvertent Myocardial Laceration in an Experimental Canine Model: Expansion of the Role of Two‐Dimensional Echocardiography
Author(s) -
REEVES WILLIAM C.,
JOLLY STANLEY R.,
CHRISTENSEN CARL W.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1990.tb00348.x
Subject(s) - pericardiocentesis , cannula , medicine , animal model , cardiology , surgery , cardiac tamponade
An experimental animal model was utilized to evaluate the role of simultaneous two‐dimensional echocardiography combined with a modified electrocardiographic monitoring techinque for improving the safety of pericardiocentesis. This technique avoids the hazards of placing the sharp pericardiocentesis needle against the heart in order to determine its location against the epicardial surface. This technique was evaluated in eight dogs in over 100 aspiration attempts. Cardiac trauma occurred only in a single incidence with the use of a 20‐gauge cannula. A detailed description of this procedure is provided in the text.