03-20-2007, 07:51 PM
. pericardial fluid where shoud we put needle to drian fluid??
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q..8 - desire
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03-20-2007, 08:16 PM
at 5th intercostal left of sternum directing at 45 degree ..m i right ?
03-20-2007, 08:23 PM
In medicine, pericardiocentesis is a procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium (the sac enveloping the heart). It is generally done under ultrasound guidance, to minimize complications. There are two locations that pericardiocentesis can be performed without puncturing the lungs. One location is through the 5th or 6th intercostal space at the left sternal border at the cardiac notch of the left lung. The other location is through the infrasternal angle
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