Clinical Study
Management of Cardiac Tamponade: A Comperative Study between Echo-Guided Pericardiocentesis and Surgery—A Report of 100 Patients
Table 2
Effusion characteristics of patients.
| | Group | Group A () | Group B () | Group C () | Mean |
| | Sex | Male () | Female () | Male () | Female () | Male () | Female () | |
| | Distribution of effusion |
| | Circumferential | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 78 | | Loculated | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| | Size of effusion |
| | Large (eco >2 cm) effusion | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 76 | | Small (eco <2 cm) effusion | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| | Color of effusions |
| | Bloody | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 47 | | Serosanguineous | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | | Serous | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
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