Pericardial access and risk of tamponade:
The need for alternatives to the needle.
Large
effusion: tamponade cannot be excluded
Practical approach
to pericardial disease
Subxiphoid approach
with Tuohy needle
ESC
Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases
Small or no effusion: high
risk of tamponade
Device for
minimizing risk of tamponade:
PeriAttacher and
AttachLifter
other developments for pericardial access:
Subxiphoid:
PerDucer (Comedicus Inc)
Needle
21-gauge (Sun et al)
Blunt-tip
needle 17-gauge (Sosa et al)
Transvenous:
Transatrial
(Verrier et al)
Transapex (March et
al)
Carditis Net Taskforce
WHF Taskforce
ESETCID trial
Myocardial & Pericardial Disease 2007
Pericardiology book
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