Risk Factors Affecting the Survival of Patients With Pericardial Effusion Submitted to Subxiphoid Pericardiostomy

Prognostic Factors in the Surgical Management of Pericardial Effusion in the Patient With Concurrent Malignancy

“…Some investigators create subxiphoid windows under local anesthesia and thus might be better tolerated by the high-risk patient. 18,19 The type of surgical procedure did not demonstrate an association with postoperative morbidity or mortality in this study. The evaluation of outcome by method of surgical drainage in this and other series is difficult, due to significant patient heterogeneity.…”

Pericardial decompression syndrome in a patient with hypothyroidism presenting as massive pericardial effusion: a case report and review of related literature

“…This severe systolic cardiac dysfunction occurring soon after decompression from pericardial tamponade (within 24 h) has been cited as a major predictor of early mortality aside from the underlying aetiology 31. Most cases do not have a clear cause for this paradoxical ventricular dysfunction but numerous mechanisms include haemodynamic, ischemic and sympathetic overdrive hypotheses.…”

Totally endoscopic subxiphoid pericardioscopy: early steps with a new surgical tool

“…Dosios et al [5] reported a moderately high rate of operation-related (4.8%) and 30-day (16.3%) mortality associated with surgical subxiphoid drainage of the pericardial cavity. Besides, a videothoracoscopic pericardial window has been associated by O'Brien et al [6] to higher morbidity than observed with the subxiphoid approach (27% vs 2%).…”