pericardiocentesis

Also known as PCC, pericardial tap

Pericardiocentesis (PCC), also called pericardial tap, is a medical procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium (the sac enveloping the heart).

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Vinony's link graph records 145 inbound references to pericardiocentesis, and connects out to ventricle of the heart, computed tomography and artificial pacemaker.

It is catalogued under topics including Diagnostic cardiology, Diagnostic intensive care medicine and Medical diagnosis.

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Key facts

Medical intervention.Name: Pericardiocentesis
Medical intervention.Image: Pericardiocentesis.jpg
Medical intervention.MeshID: D020519
Medical intervention.MedlinePlus: 003872

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Research

4,085 papers

Echo-Guided Pericardiocentesis: When and How Should It Be Performed?Current cardiology reports · 2020
Pericardiocentesis: History, Current Practice, and Future Directions.Current cardiology reports · 2024
Computed Tomography-Guided Pericardiocentesis: A Practical Guide.Current cardiology reports · 2023
[Pericardiocentesis].Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2007
A contemporary look at pericardiocentesis.Trends in cardiovascular medicine · 2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: medical procedure
Subclass of: body fluid sampling
Image: Pericardiocentesis.jpg

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Commons category: Pericardiocentesis

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Anatomy and physiology
Indications
Therapeutic pericardiocentesis
Cardiac tamponade
Pericarditis
Diagnostic pericardiocentesis
Analysis of pericardial fluid
Contraindications
Absolute contraindications
Relative contraindications
Long-term drainage
Aortic dissection
Diagnosis of minor pericardial effusion
Other
Procedure
Overview
Approaches
Ultrasound guidance
Blind pericardiocentesis
Risks
References
External links

Pericardiocentesis (PCC), also called pericardial tap, is a medical procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium (the sac enveloping the heart).

== Anatomy and physiology ==

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