Journal of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Pericardiocentesis for Pericardial Effusion: A Single-Center Experience with Exploratory Inflammatory Biomarker Analysis
By Zeynep Yapan Emren and Gamze Erkılınç.
Abstract
Objective
We aim to characterize patients undergoing pericardiocentesis for clinically significant pericardial effusion and explore differences in inflammation-based biomarkers according to malignancy status and one-year outcome.
Methods
We retrospectively evaluated 113 consecutive patients who underwent pericardiocentesis between January 2021 and January 2026. Clinical, laboratory, pericardial fluid, cytopathological, recurrence, and mortality data were analyzed. NLR, PLR, SII, SIRI, and PIV were assessed as secondary exploratory biomarkers.