Complication rates in real-time ultrasound-guided vs static echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Static echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis, the current standard of care, uses a phased-array probe to locate the largest fluid pocket, marking the safest entry site and needle trajectory. Nevertheless, real-time needle visualization throughout the procedure would potentially increase success and decrease complications. The aim of this study was to assess the complication rates of the real-time in-plane ultrasound-guided technique compared to the traditional static echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis.

Methods

All adult patients who underwent pericardiocentesis in a tertiary care hospital from January 2011 to June 2024 were identified. The incidence of total complications of the real-time, in-plane, US-guided pericardiocentesis versus the static echoc

SUBMITTER: Zarama V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959931 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature