Development and validation of a novel prediction score for cardiac tamponade in emergency department patients with pericardial effusion.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Determining which patients with pericardial effusion require urgent intervention can be challenging. We sought to develop a novel, simple risk prediction score for patients with pericardial effusion.

Methods and results

Adult patients admitted through the emergency department (ED) with pericardial effusion were retrospectively evaluated. The overall cohort was divided into a derivation and validation cohort for the generation and validation of a novel risk score using logistic regression. The primary outcome was a pericardial drainage procedure or death attributed to cardiac tamponade within 24 h of ED arrival. Among 195 eligible patients, 102 (52%) experienced the primary outcome. Four variables were selected for the novel score: systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg (1.5

SUBMITTER: Duanmu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245142 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature