Last Updated on August 19, 2026
Complications
• Mortality / Cardiac arrest
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Cardiac wall perforation
• Pneumothorax
• Infection
Procedure
• Parasternal approach is preferable, rather than apical approach
Tips / Reminder
• Ensure patient is on
cardiac monitor
because pericardiocentesis ventricular tachycardia / supraventricular tachycardia Pericardiocentesis: https://www.myhouseman.my/pericardiocentesis/
during
pericardiocentesis
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