Comparative Study of Subxiphoid Versus Video-Thoracoscopic Pericardial “Window” Patrick K.H. O’Brien, MD, John C. Kucharczuk, MD, M. Blair Marshall, MD, Joseph S. Friedberg, MD, Zhen Chen, PhD, Larry R. Kaiser, MD, Joseph B. Shrager, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 6, Pages 2013-2019 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.059 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier curves of freedom from recurrent effusion. (SXD = subxiphoid drainage; VATS = thoracoscopic pericardial window.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 2013-2019DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.059) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions