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Surgical Options for Management of Pericardial Effusion

NCT05061914 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-09-30

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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 .

Conditions

  • Pericardial Effusion

Interventions

PROCEDURE

pericardial effusion drainage

tamponading pericardial effusion is a life threatenning condition , pericardiocentesis is performed for patients who are vitally unstable and with a massive amount of effusion to prevent cardiac tamponade, Surgical drainage of pericardial effusion was classically conducted by either open thoracotomy or subxiphoid pericardiectomy. Thoracoscopy has established itself as an alternative to open thoracotomy for the management of many pericardial, pleural and pulmonary disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sohag University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-01
Primary Completion
2021-09-18
Completion
2021-09-18

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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