TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pericardiocentesis A1 - Juarez, Marianne A1 - Nemer, Jacqueline A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Pericardiocentesis is the removal of fluid from the pericardial space. This is usually performed using a needle and syringe. A pericardial catheter can be placed for ongoing removal of fluid from within the pericardium. Pericardiocentesis may be performed to obtain pericardial fluid for analysis, to relieve the pressure of a pericardial effusion, to improve cardiac output, or as a lifesaving measure to relieve a cardiac tamponade. The technique is relatively simple to perform yet has a significant rate of complications.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159796956 ER -