| Pericardiocentesis practice in the United Kingdom. | |
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PMID: 18036168 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Pericardial effusions frequently present challenging clinical dilemmas. Whether or not to drain an effusion, and if so by what method, are two common decisions facing cardiologists. We performed a survey to evaluate pericardiocentesis practice in the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS: A total of 640 questionnaires were sent to all cardiologists in the UK Directory of Cardiology in March 2003. RESULTS: A total of 274 (43%) completed questionnaires were returned, 88% from consultants, equally distributed between tertiary referral centres and district general hospitals. More than 1500 procedures were performed, largely using a paraxiphoid approach (89%). Clinical tamponade was the commonest indication for pericardiocentesis (83%). However, the majority of respondents (69%) considered echocardiographic features alone an indication for pericardiocentesis, even in the absence of clinical tamponade. The commonest perceived indications for drainage were right ventricular diastolic collapse and right atrial collapse (69% and 33% of respondents respectively). For guidance, 82% use echocardiography, either alone or with fluoroscopy or the electrocardiogram (ECG) injury trace. 11% employ fluoroscopy alone or with the ECG injury trace. The remaining 11% stated that they would use the ECG injury trace alone or use no guidance. Using the ECG injury trace alone is said by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines to offer an inadequate safeguard. Reported complications included ventricular puncture (n = 12, 0.8%) and hepatic damage (n = 4, 0.3%). CONCLUSION: Pericardiocentesis practice varies substantially in the UK. Many cardiologists would perform pericardiocentesis based on echocardiographic features alone. 11% of cardiologists use guidance that is considered inadequate by the ESC guidelines. |
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Authors:
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S Balmain; N M Hawkins; M R MacDonald; F G Dunn; M C Petrie |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study Date: 2007-11-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of clinical practice Volume: 62 ISSN: 1742-1241 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Clin. Pract. Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-29 Completed Date: 2009-07-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712381 Medline TA: Int J Clin Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1515-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. seanbalmain@hotmail.com |
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Cardiology
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methods* Consultants Great Britain Humans Pericardial Effusion / etiology, therapy Pericardiocentesis / adverse effects, methods*, standards Professional Practice / standards* Questionnaires |
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