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  1. Open Access 31-08-2023 | ECMO | Case Study

    Peripheral VA-ECMO and pericardial drainage connected to the ECMO circuit for cardiac tamponade from blowout rupture: a case report

    Following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a combination of pericardial drainage and ECMO was used to maintain circulation in a patient with massive pericardial effusion due to cardiac rupture.

  2. 19-09-2022 | Computed Tomography | Letter

    Aspergillus pericardial empyema successfully treated with percutaneous drainage in a patient with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

  3. 01-02-2020 | Foreign Body Aspiration | Letter

    Treatment of acute pericardial tamponade with a high-vacuum drainage system

  4. 01-08-2017 | OriginalPaper

    CT-Guided Drainage of Pericardial Effusion after Open Cardiac Surgery

    Pericardial effusion is reported in the literature as one of the most frequent complications after open cardiac surgeries. The reported incidence of this complication varies in the literature between 1.5% and 61% [ 1 , 2 ]. Echocardiography is the …

  5. 01-01-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Pericardial effusion-induced subcutaneous edema in the trunk and lower limbs after percutaneous drainage for carcinomatous pericarditis: report of a case

    The recurrence of gastric cancer is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade induced by carcinomatous pericarditis. We encountered a patient in whom cancer recurred as carcinomatous pericarditis 9 years after surgery for advanced gastric cancer.

  6. Open Access 01-12-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Improved hyponatremia after pericardial drainage in patients suffering from cardiac tamponade

    Cardiac tamponade is a clinical emergency. The rapid growth of large amount of fluid limits the space of pericardium and further impairs the contractility of heart. Several case reports have shown strong correlation between cardiac tamponade and …

  7. 01-12-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Surgical pericardial drainage in a series of 235 consecutive patients: an 8-year experience

    Pericardial effusion (PE) is a relatively common finding in clinical practice. It has various underlying etiologies and clinical presentations. In some instances, presence of PE can be easily related to an associated medical condition or …

  8. 01-10-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Novel, Long-axis In-plane Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis for Postoperative Pericardial Effusion Drainage

    Pericardial effusion can be a life-threatening complication in children after cardiac surgery. Percutaneous pericardiocentesis is associated with rare, but serious complications. This retrospective study describes our experience with a novel …

  9. 01-12-2007 | OriginalPaper

    Prognostic factors for malignant pericardial effusion treated by pericardial drainage in solid-malignancy patients

    Although metastatic involvement of the heart and pericardium is found at autopsy in 8.5–21% of patients who have died from a malignant tumor, it is detected in a much smaller percentage clinically [ 1 , 2 ]. The most common cancer involving the …

  10. 01-07-2015 | OriginalPaper

    Survival After Surgical Drainage of Malignant Pericardial Effusion

    Surgical pericardial drainage is part of a common and simple standard procedure in the cardiac surgeon’s repertoire. Pericardial effusion (PE) due to malignant diseases may be more difficult to handle (intra-pericardial adhesions, tumor …

  11. 01-11-2009 | OriginalPaper

    Image-Guided Drainage of Pericardial Effusions in Oncology Patients

    The purpose of this study was to report our clinical experience with image-guided drainage of pericardial effusions in oncology patients. IRB approval was obtained for this retrospective, HIPAA-compliant study. From November 2002 to January 2008 …

  12. 01-05-1998 | OriginalPaper

    Mediastinoscopic diagnosis and drainage of pericardial diverticulum —A case report—

    A 38-year-old male was suspected of having an enlarged pretracheal lymph node on chest CT scan. At mediastinoscopy, a cystic lesion was recognized, and showed repeated dilatation and contraction synchronously with the cardiac beat.

  13. 01-07-2002 | BriefCommunication

    Pericardial drainage using the transdiaphragmatic route: refinement of the laparoscopic technique

    Four patients with malignant pericardial fluid requiring permanent drainage are reported. A three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery modification of the pericardioperitoneal shunt procedure is described, in which the Ultracision Harmonic …

  14. 01-06-2010 | Report

    Successful treatment of refractory cardiac tamponade due to rheumatoid arthritis using pericardial drainage

    Rheumatoid pericarditis occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, cardiac tamponade due to rheumatoid pericarditis is rare; we describe a case of a 72-year-old man with a 6-year history of rheumatoid arthritis who developed …

  15. 01-01-1999 | OriginalPaper

    Pericardial drainage prior to operation contributes to surgical repair of traumatic cardiac injury

    We report on two cases of successful surgical repair of cardiac injury: one involving a left ventricular stab injury and the other a blunt rupture of the right atrium. Each patient underwent emergency surgical repair, the former via left …

  16. 01-02-2015 | OriginalPaper

    Pericarditis in uremic patients: serum albumin and size of pericardial effusion predict drainage necessity

    Pericardial effusion in uremic patients (UPE) was first described by R. Bright in 1836 as a manifestation of generalized serositis in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, which resolved rapidly with renal replacement therapy. It can be …

  17. 19-10-2023 | Pericardiocentesis | Review

    CT–guided pericardiocentesis

    Although ECHO is primarily used to guide the drainage of a pericardial effusion, CT-guided pericardiocentesis is emerging as a valuable alternative. This review serves as a practical guide for this approach. 

  18. 09-05-2024 | Echocardiography | Online First

    Guidance for performance, utilization, and education of cardiac and lung point-of-care ultrasonography from the Japanese Society of Echocardiography

    In recent years, bedside ultrasound examinations have been used in many clinical departments and are called point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Regarding POCUS in the cardiac field, a protocol called focus (focused) cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) has …

  19. 01-05-2024 | Colchicine | News

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  20. 10-04-2024 | ECMO | ReviewPaper

    Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

    Bedside ultrasound represents a well-suited diagnostic and monitoring tool for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) who may be too unstable for transport to other hospital areas for diagnostic tests. The role of ultrasound …

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