BACKGROUND Cardiovascular changes during drainage of pericardial effusion are not well understood, and most studies are of systemic effects and not of right ventricular performance. Thoracoscopy is not widely used to drain pericardial effusions because of haemodynamic changes in relation to the use of single lung ventilation. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied 16 patients undergoing partial peri...

BACKGROUND Although endoscopic third ventriculostomy is a safe procedure, the authors report a case of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage as an unusual and serious complication of an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventricular drainage. CASE DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old male presented with obstructive hydrocephalus caused by midbrain tumors was admitted to our hospital. Endoscopic third ven...

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Study Design Case report. Objective Temporary external ventricular drainage for refractory thoracolumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is not reported in the literature. We describe a recent case that utilized this technique. Methods Retrospective review of the patient's case notes was performed and the literature on this subject reviewed. Results The patient underwent multiple complex spinal ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of intraventricular fibrinolysis (IVF) compared with external ventricular drainage alone on mortality and functional outcome in the management of intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. METHODS The authors conducted a systematic review and performed a meta-analysis....

BACKGROUND We validated the clinical relevance of ventricular stiffness by examining surgical morbidity in children with univentricular hearts undergoing Fontan operation. We hypothesized that ventricular stiffness affects Fontan morbidity, particularly duration of pleural effusions. METHODS AND RESULTS Sixteen children with right ventricular (RV) (n =11) or left ventricular (LV) (n =5) domin...

• Coronary flow measurements in the intact animal and in man have been based principally on the amount of the coronary sinus drainage. Two assumptions are involved in the use of the coronary sinus drainage as an index of total and of left ventricular coronary flow: (1) The coronary sinus flow is a fixed percentage of total coronary flow, and (2) it represents all or a constant portion of the ve...