1. Subxiphoid pericardial drainage for pericardial tamponade
Darroch W.O. Moores, MDa (by invitation), Keith B. Allen, MDb (by invitation), L.Penfield Faber, MDb, Stanley W. Dziuban, MDa (by invitation), David J. Gillman, RPA/Ca (by invitation), William H. Warren, MDb, Riivo Ilves, MDa (by invitation), L. Lininger, PhDc (by invitation) 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 109, Issue 3, Pages (March 1995)
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2. Fig. 1 Close-up view of pericardial drainage technique.
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3. Fig. 2
Placement of pericardiostomy tube through a separate stab wound in the left upper quadrant.
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4. Fig. 3
Survival for all patients. Patients with benign disease had significantly longer median survival than patients with cancer. Patients with cancer and benign effusion had significantly longer median survival than patients with malignant pericardial effusion.
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5. Fig. 4
Survival for patients with cancer by tumor type. Patients with breast cancer had significantly longer median survival than patients with lung or other types of cancer.
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6. Fig. 5
Survival for patients with malignant pericardial effusion. Patients with breast cancer had significantly longer median survival than patients with lung or other types of cancer.
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