Decreased incidence of postoperative pericardial effusions after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease

Anuradha S. Prabhu; Robert D. Ross; Maya R. Heinert; Henry L. Walters; Mehdi Hakimi

doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89218-1

Decreased incidence of postoperative pericardial effusions after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease

Anuradha S. Prabhu, Robert D. Ross, Maya R. Heinert, Henry L. Walters, Mehdi Hakimi

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There has been a striking decrease in the incidence of postoperative pericardial effusion to 13.6%. A higher incidence of postoperative pericardial effusion was found in the winter months.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	774-776
Number of pages	3
Journal	The American Journal of Cardiology
Volume	77
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89218-1
State	Published - Apr 1 1996

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Decreased incidence of postoperative pericardial effusions after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease

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