CompletedNot Applicable

Surgical Options for Management of Pericardial Effusion

Egypt60 participantsStarted 2016-03-01

Plain-language summary

This is a retrospective descriptive study which will be conducted at Sohag university Hospital, Sohag, Egypt at emergency and cardiothoracic department . It includes all patients with pericardial effusion who diagnosed as temponading pericardial effusion or threatened cardiac temponade , The aim of this work is to clarify the suitability and individualization of each surgical procedure (either subxiphoidal drainage, drainage through thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) pericardiotomy) in treatment and diagnosis of patients presenting with pericardial effusion .

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Suspected malignant effusion . Systemic collagen diseases e.g; SLE , Rheumatoid Artheritis …… Suspected cases of tuberculosis . Exclusion Criteria: Cardiac tamponade as a complication of acute coronary syndromes Cardiac tamponade as a complication of aortic dissection . Pericardial effusion following penetrating and blunt chest trauma (heamopericardium).

What they're measuring

recurrence

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05061914

SponsorSohag University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-18

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