Local steroid instillation versus pericardiectomy for intractable pericardial effusion: the problem revisited through a multi-institutional study

MeSH terms

• Drainage
• Humans
• Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage*
• Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
• Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy*
• Pericardial Effusion / etiology
• Pericardial Effusion / surgery
• Pericardium / surgery
• Punctures
• Renal Dialysis / adverse effects
• Triamcinolone / administration & dosage*
• Triamcinolone / therapeutic use