Effect of posterior pericardial drainage on the incidence of pericardial effusion after ascending aortic surgery


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Eryilmaz S., Emiroglu O., Eyileten Z., AKAR A. R., Yazicioglu L., Tasoz R., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.132, sa.1, ss.27-31, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade after ascending aortic surgery are higher than anticipated after cardiac surgery. We evaluated a thin closed-suction drain system to prevent posterior pericardial effusion in patients undergoing ascending aortic surgery.