Complications of pericardiocentesis and drainage for pericardial effusion
- VernacularTitle:持续性心包引流合并症的探讨
- Author:
Feng ZHAO
;
Litong QI
;
Xie WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pericardiocentesis;
Drainage;
Complication
- From:
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology
1996;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective Pericardiocentesis and drainage are the common measures for the treatment of cardiac temponade and massive pericardial effusion. In this issue, the complications of pericardiocentesis and drainage were discussed. Methods 5 in-hospital cases of cardiac temponade or massive pericardial efiusion who had complications of pericardiocentesis and drainage were reported and analyzed. Results The complications were 2 cases with neural mediated syncope, 1 case with pleural efiusion, 1 case dead of acute right ventricular dilation, and 1 case with acute pulmonary edema and effusion leaking into the subcutaneous tissue. Conclusion The importance of hemodynamic change during pericardiocentesis and drainage could not be over-emphasized, and the patients whose hemodynamic status were unstable should be monitored by bedside hemodynamic monitoring or echocardiography. Also we should pay more attention to the drainage catheter per se, which may cause the complications.
