Abstract:Introduction: Whether pericardial closure should be done or
not is still a debated topic. While many studies favour
pericardial closure after cardiac surgery, many are still not in
favour of the same.
Objective : Objective of this study was to analyse the changes
induced by pericardial closure on the haemodynamic of the
patient using easily measurable variables.
Methods : Data of 30 patients were analysed of which 14
underwent mitral valve replacement, 10 underwent coronary
artery bypass grafting and 6 underwe… Show more
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