Author/Authors :
Prabhu، نويسنده , , Anuradha S. and Ross، نويسنده , , Robert D. and Heinert، نويسنده , , Maya R. and Walters III، نويسنده , , Henry L. and Hakimi، نويسنده , , Mehdi، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
This study documents a decrease in the incidence of postoperative pericardial effusions following open heart surgery in children from 53% to 85% in published reports to 13.6% in this study. The incidence of postpericardiotomy syndrome has also decreased from a reported 25% to 30% to 2.3% in this study. These findings may reflect improvement in surgical and myocardial protection techniques.
