Percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage for symptomatic uremic pericardial effusions with narrow safety margins.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage (PCD) for pericardial effusion is generally known to be limited by the high risk associated with effusions that are less than 10 mm thick. The objective was to report cases who underwent percutaneous PCD for symptomatic uremic pericardial effusions, which were less than 10 mm thick after cardiologist declined to perform the PCDs because of the narrow safety margins.

Materials and methods

Thirteen consecutive cases (11 patients) (median age, 56 years, range, 31-83) with symptomatic uremic pericardial effusion (thickness <10 mm) affecting the pericardial space anterior to the right ventricle underwent ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous PCD between September 2015 and April 2022. Information regarding the clinica

SUBMITTER: Kim SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9621416 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature