RT Book, Section
A1 Juarez, Marianne
A1 Nemer, Jacqueline
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159796956
T1 Pericardiocentesis
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159796956
RD 2024/04/16
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