Pericardial effusion and AIDS: benefits of surgical drainage.

Autor: Gouny, P, Lancelin, C, Girard, P M, Hocquet-Cheynel, C, Rozenbaum, W, Nussaume, O
Zdroj: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; February 1998, Vol. 13 Issue: 2 p165-169, 5p
Abstrakt: During the last few years, AIDS has been the main cause of large pericardial effusions in urban settings. We have therefore had to perform surgical pericardial drainage for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes in AIDS patients. This study was designed to establish the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of pericardial drainage for these patients.
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