Infectious and Noninfectious Acute Pericarditis in Children: An 11-Year Experience.
Nahed Abdel-HaqZeinab MoussaMohamed Hani FarhatLeela ChandrasekarBasim I AsmarPublished in: International journal of pediatrics (2018)
Infections remain an important cause of pericarditis in children. Purulent pericarditis is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and is associated with significant morbidity, need of surgical intervention, and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Echocardiography-guided thoracocentesis remains the preferred diagnostic and therapeutic approach. However, pericardiotomy and drainage are needed when appropriate clinical response is not achieved with percutaneous drainage.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- staphylococcus aureus
- young adults
- randomized controlled trial
- liver failure
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- minimally invasive
- escherichia coli
- stem cells
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- mesenchymal stem cells
- radiofrequency ablation
- aortic dissection
- mechanical ventilation
- smoking cessation