Management of Cardiac Tamponade: A Comperative Study between Echo-Guided Pericardiocentesis and Surgery—A Report of 100 Patients

Table 6

Complications, recurrences, and followup periods of patients according to groups.

	Group A (𝑛∶38)	Group B (𝑛∶36)	Group C (𝑛∶26)	𝑃
Complication	4 (10%)	2 (5%)	4 (15%)	≤0.01
Major	2 (5%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (7%)	≤0.01
Minor	2 (5%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (7%)	≤0.01
Recurrences and etiology	10 (26%)	3 (8%)	3 (11%)	≤0.01
Tuberculosis	6 (16%)	0	0	≤0.01
Malignancy	3 (8%)	0	0	≤0.01
İdiopathic	1 (2%)	3 (8%)	3 (11%)	≤0.01
30-day mortality rate	2 (5%)	1 (3%)	2 (8%)	≤0.01
Exitus	5 (13%)	3 (8%)	4 (15%)	≤0.01
Coagulopathy	1 (2.6%)	0	1 (4%)	≤0.01
Ischemic heart disease and cardiac failure	1 (2.6%)	0	0	≤0.01
Tuberculosis	1 (2.6%)	0	0	≤0.01
Malignancy	2 (5% )	3 (8%)	3 (11%)	≤0.01
Complete followup	36 (94%)	34 (94%)	24 (92%)	NS