Predictors of hospital discharge in cancer patients with pericardial effusion undergoing surgical pericardial drainage.

Thamara KazantzisBenoit Jacques BibasAlberto Jorge Dela-VegaPedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de AraujoLeticia Leone LauricellaPaulo Manuel Pêgo-FernandesRicardo Mingarini Terra

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

Almost half of the patients never left the hospital. Patients with no chemotherapy within 45 days of procedure, patients with renal failure and higher ECOG status are at greater risk of not getting discharged. PHI remains a serious condition with high mortality.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
type diabetes
emergency department
risk factors
radiation therapy