Chronic constrictive tuberculous pericarditis: risk factors and outcome of pericardiectomy.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Data on long-term outcome of pericardiectomy are limited. This retrospective study aimed to investigate risk factors and early and late outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive tuberculous pericarditis.

DESIGN:

Seventy patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis who underwent pericardiectomy between January 1990 and August 2005 were reviewed for perioperative and long-term survival.

RESULTS:

Patients (49 males; median age 40 years) had a median duration of symptoms of 24 months (range 8-72) before surgery. Perioperative mortality was 8.6%. During follow-up (mean 66.4 +/- 56.4), late mortality rates at 5 and 10 years were 1.6% and 9.7%, respectively. The mean censored survival in all patients was 155.2 months (SEM 8.3, 95%CI 138.8-171.6). Readmission-free survival was 68.6% over 10 years (mean 125.4 months, SEM 10.3, 95%CI 105.2-145.6). Ascites and duration of symptoms were found to be predictors of perioperative mortality (P = 0.047 and 0.036, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS:

The optimal time of pericardiectomy is most important in its management. Total or near-total pericardiectomy should always be performed as early as possible.

• Authors: B Cinar, Y Enç, O Göksel, S Cimen, B Ketenci, O Teskin, H Kutlu, E Eren
• Journal: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Int J Tuberc Lung Dis) Vol. 10 Issue 6 Pg. 701-6 (Jun 2006) ISSN: 1027-3719 [Print] France
• PMID: 16776460 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Chronic Disease
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pericardiectomy
• Pericarditis, Constrictive (surgery)
• Pericarditis, Tuberculous (surgery)
• Retrospective Studies