CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: PERICARDITIS-ASSOCIATED VERSUS ASYMPTOMATIC

Background Clinical outcomes associated with pericardial effusions related to uremic pericarditis (UP) have not been clearly differentiated from asymptomatic effusions in patients with ESRD. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, and size of the effusion were used to examine the association between the type of pericardial effusion and the outcomes, as well as between the use of medical therapy and the rate of pericardial drainage.