Pericardiocentesis: A clinical anatomy review

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 872-881

  Loukas, M ^a,b   Walters, A ^a   Boon, J M ^c   Welch, T P ^a,d   Meiring, J H ^c   Abrahams, P H ^a,e  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^b Medical School Varmia and Mazuria   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d QUEENS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac tamponade; clinical procedures; pericardial effusion; pericardiocentesis; pericardium

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84866504195     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22032     Document Type: Review

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