Draining the posterior pericardial space: Pericardiotomy versus just another tube

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 876-877

  Conti, Vincent R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHEST TUBE; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HEART TAMPONADE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PERICARDIAL DRAIN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTERIOR PERICARDIAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85010874976     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.020     Document Type: Editorial

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