A "friendly" system for pericardial drainage.
We describe an alternative to the water-seal system, suitable for drainage of pericardial and eventually pleural effusions, which has been shown to be safe, effective, not painful, and rather "friendly", providing patients with a smoother clinical course.
da Cruz
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Service of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, H.C.I. International Medical Centre, Clydebank, United Kingdom. dr.eduardo.dacruz@hci.co.uk
Carbognani
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000628:therapy*