Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing safety and efficacy of posterior pericardial drainage in patients undergoing heart surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 865-875.e12

  Gozdek, Mirosław ^a,b   Pawliszak, Wojciech ^a   Hagner, Wojciech ^c   Zalewski, Paweł ^b   Kowalewski, Janusz ^b   Paparella, Domenico ^d   Carrel, Thierry ^e   Anisimowicz, Lech ^a   Kowalewski, Mariusz ^a,b  

^a Dr Antoni Jurasz Memorial University Hospital in Bydgoszcz ^*  (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac tamponade; coronary artery bypass grafting; meta analysis; pericardial effusion; posterior pericardiotomy; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHEST TUBE; DEATH; HEART ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIAL DRAIN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85009286734     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.057     Document Type: Article

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