Differences in outcomes between surgical pericardial window and pericardiocentesis in children with postpericardiotomy syndrome

• Main Authors: Joshua T. Fields (Author), Conor P. O'Halloran (Author), Paul Tannous (Author), Brock A. Karolcik (Author), Scott M. Bradley (Author), Minoo N. Kavarana (Author), John F. Rhodes (Author), Eric M. Graham (Author), John M. Costello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Children with postpericardiotomy syndrome may develop hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions warranting drainage by surgical pericardial window or pericardiocentesis. The optimal approach is unknown. We performed a retrospective observational study at two pediatric cardiac centers. We inc...