Medical Complications Pericardiocentesis

Pericardiocentesis: Procedure, Risks and Recovery

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Complications related to pericardiocentesis happen in about 5% to 40% of cases. The risk of complications is lowest when imaging like echocardiogram or fluoroscopy helps the provider “see” where to direct the needle. In extreme emergencies, it’s possible to …

Pericardiocentesis | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Pericardiocentesis can help drain the fluid around the heart. And it can help diagnose the cause of the extra fluid. Conditions that can cause pericardial effusion include: Infection of …

Complications of pericardiocentesis: A clinical synopsis

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Pericardiocentesis has been associated with complications such as vasovagal reaction, transient arrhythmia, sinus node dysfunction, and transient or persistent ST- or PR …

Pericardiocentesis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Complications of pericardiocentesis include injury to the myocardium with the potential for hemorrhage into the pericardium and …

Pericardiocentesis (Pericardial Tap): Causes, Risks, and …

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Complications of pericardiocentesis: A clinical synopsis

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Pericardiocentesis (PC) is both a diagnostic and a potentially life-saving therapeutic procedure. Currently echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis is considered the …

Pericardiocentesis: Overview, Indications, …

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Serious complications were not uncommon (eg, injury to liver, myocardium, coronary arteries, lungs). Because 2-dimensional echocardiography permits direct …

Emergency pericardiocentesis - UpToDate

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Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade represent a spectrum of disease with wide variation in clinical presentation [ 1,2 ]. While all significant pericardial effusions …

Pericardial Window | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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The risks of pericardial window include: Excess bleeding Infection Blood clot (which can lead to stroke or other problems) Abnormal heart rhythms (which can cause death in rare …

Pericardiocentesis procedure, technique, position and …

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Pericardiocentesis complications may include: Bleeding Collapsed lung Heart attack Infection (pericarditis) Irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) Puncture of the heart muscle, coronary artery, lung, liver, or stomach …