%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical and historical features of emergency department patients with pericardial effusions
%A Elaine Situ-LaCasse
%A Josephine Valenzuela
%A Lori Stolz
%A Matthew Thompson
%A Nicolas Hawbaker
%A Srikar Adhikari
%A Uwe Stolz
%J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.01.005
%X Diagnosing pericardial effusion is critical for optimal patient care. Typically, clinicians use physical examination findings and historical features suggesting pericardial effusion to determine which patients require echocardiography. The diagnostic characteristics of these tools are not well described. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of historical features and sensitivity of clinical signs to inform clinicians when to proceed with echocardiogram
%K Pericardial effusion
%K Ultrasound
%K Echocardiography
%K Cardiac tamponade
%K Physical examination
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5263032/