Pericardiocentesis (PCC), also called a pericardial tap, is a medical procedure in which fluid is aspirated from the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.
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Origin YearWikipedia credits Schuh with the first successful pericardiocentesis in 1840. A 2013 World Journal of Surgery paper titled 'Who Was First to Relieve the Pericardial Sac, Larrey or Romero?' suggests earlier pericardial drainage may be disputed; only its title was seen, not its abstract. Connections
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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericardiocentesis, lead sectionQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericardiocentesis, lead section
Pericardiocentesis (PCC), also called pericardial tap, is a medical procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium.
2. Wikipedia: Franz Schuh (physician)
Main body text, sentence on the 1840 pericardiocentesisQuote, Main body text, sentence on the 1840 pericardiocentesis
In 1840 he is credited with performing the first successful pericardiocentesis
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