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A "friendly" system for pericardial drainage
1Service of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, H.C.I. International Medical Centre, Clydebank, United Kingdom. dr.eduardo.dacruz@hci.co.uk
Cardiology in the Young
|March 1, 2000
Abstract:
We describe an alternative to the water-seal system, suitable for drainage of pericardial and eventually pleural effusions, which has been shown to be safe, effective, not painful, and rather "friendly", providing patients with a smoother clinical course.