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Solve This Pericardial Drainage Conundrum

Published on Wed Dec 27, 2023

Question: The patient is 15 years old and does not have a congenital cardiac anomaly. When the patient was appropriately prepped and anesthetized, my provider selected a site between the xiphoid process and the left sternocostal margin. They created a small incision to reduce needle resistance and then advanced a needle attached to a syringe into the pericardial space. My provider [...]
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