Research Article
Surgical Management of Massive Pericardial Effusion and Predictors for Development of Constrictive Pericarditis in a Resource Limited Setting
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of respondents.
| Demographic variables | Number | % |
| Age | | | 0–10 | 3 | 9.4 | 11–20 | 2 | 6.2 | 21–30 | 5 | 15.6 | 31–40 | 11 | 34.4 | 41–50 | 6 | 18.8 | 51–60 | 3 | 9.4 | >60 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Sex | | | Male | 18 | 56.2 | Female | 14 | 43.8 |
| Causes | | | Bacterial infection | 3 | 9.4 | Idiopathic | 6 | 18.7 | Malignant | 4 | 12.5 | Tuberculosis | 14 | 43.8 | Steroid-resistant nephritic syndrome | 1 | 3.1 | Suspected haemorrhagic fever | 1 | 3.1 | Uraemia | 3 | 9.4 |
| Volume of fluid drained intraoperatively | | | <500 | 5 | 15.6 | 500–1000 | 17 | 53.1 | >1000 | 10 | 31.3 |
| Nature of fluid | | | Serous | 10 | 31.3 | Haemorrhagic | 19 | 59.4 | Purulent | 3 | 9.3 |
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