Long-term results of surgical subxiphoid pericardial drainage

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-69

  Mueller, X M ^a   Tevaearai, H T ^a   Hurni, M ^a   Ruchat, P ^a   Fischer, A P ^a   Stumpe, F ^a   Von Segesser, L K ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Pericardial effusion; Pericardial window techniques; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030969257     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013689     Document Type: Article

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