• H Luckraz, S Kitchlu, and A Youhana.
• Cardiothoracic Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, Morriston, Swansea, UK. HeymanLuckraz@aol.com
• Heart. 2004 Mar 1; 90 (3): e16.

AbstractClinically significant pericardial effusion is an uncommon complication after cardiac surgery. Pericardiocentesis can be performed either through a mini-sternotomy or under echocardiography guidance. Echocardiography guidance is a relatively safe procedure and it avoids the need for another general anaesthetic. However, in this post cardiac surgical patient echocardiography guided pericardiocentesis was complicated several days later by haemorrhagic peritonitis.

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