1599P Intrapericardial cisplatin as treatment for malignant pericardial effusion: 13-year experience at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Abstract

Malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) is a life-threatening complication in solid organ malignancies. Pericardiocentesis is mandatory when haemodynamic instability occurs, but there is still a lack of consensus regarding the utility of intrapericardial chemotherapy instillation.