Intrapericardial streptokinase in purulent pericarditis.
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چکیده
Six consecutive children with proven purulent pericarditis were treated with pericardial irrigation with streptokinase. Mean (SD) 861 (678) ml (range 240-2000) of thick purulent fluid was drained, and five children had complete clearance of the pus within 3-8 days. One child developed intrapericardial haemorrhage with a submitral pseudoaneurysm and underwent patch closure of the neck of the aneurysm as well as anterior pericardiectomy. Follow up of 13 to 30 months revealed no pericardial constriction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 80 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999