Comparison of open subxiphoid pericardial drainage with percutaneous catheter drainage for symptomatic pericardial effusion Jerome M McDonald, MD, Bryan F Meyers, MD, Tracey J Guthrie, RN, Richard J Battafarano, MD, PhD, Joel D Cooper, MD, G.Alexander Patterson, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages 811-816 (September 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00665-9
Fig 1 Actuarial survival plot of treatment groups by the Kaplan-Meier method. Numeric percentages survival on curve represent 1, 3, and 5 years. Open drainage (black line; n = 150) = subxiphoid pericardiostomy; catheter drainage (gray line; n = 96) = percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage. p = 0.12 by Mantel. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 811-816DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00665-9)
Fig 2 Freedom from reintervention for recurrent pericardial effusion by the Kaplan-Meier method. Numeric percentages on curve represent 6 and 12 months. Open drainage (black line; n = 150) = subxiphoid pericardiostomy; catheter drainage (gray line; n = 96) = percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage. p less than 0.001 by Mantel. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 811-816DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00665-9)