Surgical pericardial drainage procedures have a limited diagnostic sensitivity

ConclusionCytology, microbiology, and pathology for pericardial drainage procedures were unable to detect a diagnosis for 76% of all cases and greater than 50% of cases with the theoretically detectable disease. Pericardial drainage procedures have a clear therapeutic value, but they have limited diagnostic utility.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - November 11, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lindsay Volk, Leonard Y. Lee, Anthony Lemaire Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research