Treatment of uremic pericardial effusion by local steroid instillation via subxiphoid pericardiotomy
Seven maintenance hemodialysis patients suffering from intractable uremic pericardial effusion were treated with instillation of a non-absorbable steroid, triamcinolone hexacetonide, into the pericardial sac via a large-bore catheter. The latter was placed under direct vision by subxiphoid pericardi...
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Published in | Journal of dialysis Vol. 4; no. 2-3; p. 83 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
1980
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Summary: | Seven maintenance hemodialysis patients suffering from intractable uremic pericardial effusion were treated with instillation of a non-absorbable steroid, triamcinolone hexacetonide, into the pericardial sac via a large-bore catheter. The latter was placed under direct vision by subxiphoid pericardiotomy. All patients responded to the treatment while complications of the procedure were few and minor. |
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ISSN: | 0362-8558 |
DOI: | 10.3109/08860228009065330 |