Continuous postoperative pericardial flushing method versus standard care for wound drainage after adult cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Continuous postoperative pericardial flushing method versus standard care for wound drainage after adult cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Background: Excessive bleeding, incomplete wound drainage, and subsequent accumulation of blood and clots in the pericardium have been associated with a broad spectrum of bleeding-related complications after cardiac surgery. We developed and studied the continuous postoperative pericardial flushing...

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Main Authors: Eva Diephuis, Corianne de Borgie, Anton Tomšič, Jacobus Winkelman, Wim Jan van Boven, Berto Bouma, Susanne Eberl, Nicole Juffermans, Marcus Schultz, Jose P. Henriques, David Koolbergen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Therapeutic irrigation [mesh]
Pericardial cavity
Cardiac surgical procedures [mesh]
Postoperative hemorrhage [mesh]
Chest tubes [mesh]
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396420301195

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