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Timing of Pericardiocentesis and In-Hospital Outcomes in Cancer Patients With Cardiac Tamponade: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional National Inpatient Sample Study
2026-04-01
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication in patients with cancer and often prompts urgent pericardial drainage. Contemporary data on how the timing of pericardiocentesis relates to outcomes in this population remain limited. Methods We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of the U.S. National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2022. Adult hospitalizations...
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9098532/v1
