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Pericardiocentesis (Optional: Ultrasound Guidance)

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Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures

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  1. Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL, USA

    Katrina Skoog Nguyen DO

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA

    L. Connor Nickels MD, RDMS & Rohit Pravin Patel MD

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Nguyen, K.S., Nickels, L.C., Patel, R.P. (2016). Pericardiocentesis (Optional: Ultrasound Guidance). In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_33

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