What is the survival rate of pericardial effusion in old age? What do you know?

Introduction: At present, the elderly are a relatively large group in society, and they are also a relatively disadvantaged group in society, and they are the group that needs the most attention and care in society. And the elderly are very susceptible to a variety of diseases, because the elderly are older, the body immunity of the elderly will be very low, and they are very susceptible to various diseases.

Once the elderly are infected with the disease, it will be very difficult and will seriously endanger the health and life safety of the elderly. Among them, the elderly pericardial effusion is a disease that seriously endangers the health of the elderly, so we must warn the elderly to seriously prevent this disease, if unfortunately suffering from the disease of elderly pericardial effusion, we must actively carry out ** to ensure their own life and health.

1. Causes of pericardial effusion in the elderly.

There are two types of infected pericardial effusions in the elderly, one is infectious pericardial effusion and the other is non-infectious pericardial effusion. Infectious pericardial effusion is generally caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites, while non-infectious pericardial effusion is caused by tumors, rheumatism, heart damage in the elderly, or rupture of large blood vessels in the heart, endocrine disorders, and post-myocardial infarction effusion. These can lead to pericardial effusion in older people.

2. Survival rate of pericardial effusion in the elderly.

If the elderly suffer from the disease of senile pericardial effusion, then the survival rate of the elderly is related to the cause of the disease, the amount of effusion and the patient's personal physical condition, and different factors are different for the survival rate of the elderly. If the elderly have a small amount of pericardial effusion, it will generally not affect the patient's lifespan, as long as the elderly are closely observed and active. However, if the elderly have a moderate or large amount of pericardial effusion, it must be carried out aggressively**.

Conclusion: If the elderly suffer from the disease of geriatric pericardial effusion, they must go to the cardiovascular department of a regular hospital for treatment in time.

The survival rate for pericardial effusion in older age is 60%. I think this disease is relatively serious, so I must actively cooperate**. If it is actively carried out, it may be relatively large.

The survival rate can reach 65%, and what I have learned is that when the disease needs to be controlled by drugs first, there is no need to go to surgery, and it is generally the most likely to develop the disease after the age of 40.

The common causes are acute pericarditis (viral, non-specific), neobiological (bronchial, breast or lymphoma metastasis) after radiation ** and thoracic trauma, tuberculous pericarditis in China was the most common cause of pericardial effusion, and in recent years, it is less common and related to the improvement of living standards, the wide application of anti-tuberculosis drugs, and the relative decline in the incidence of tuberculosis infection due to the popularization of BCG vaccination, neoplastic pericarditis is mostly pericardial metastasis, the primary focus is broncholung cancer, mediastinal tumors are more common, and pericarditis caused by connective tissue disease, most of which are caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, and most of the purulent pericarditis is Staphylococcus aureus infection, and AIDS has recently been reported to be an important cause of pericardial effusion.

About 15% of patients with malignant pericardial effusion develop cardiac tamponade, and about 70% can be left without increasing cardiac symptoms, and the symptoms of pericardial effusion are mainly caused by decreased cardiac output and venous congestion; The severity of the symptoms is closely related to the onset of the disease, and the acute patient can have a more severe symptom when the amount of pericardial effusion chain is small (<250ml); In chronic patients, even if the pericardial effusion is large (>1000ml), the symptoms can still be mild, and the clinical manifestations are common.

According to the medical history, physical examination and laboratory tests, malignant pericardial effusion should first be malignant tumor patients with pericardial effusion, and tumor cells are found in the effusion, bloody pericardial effusion is often easy to find tumor cells, but the existence of false negatives should be paid attention to, sometimes some cases are more difficult to obtain cytological diagnosis, especially lymphoma and leukemia patients, and some lymphoma patients who have received mediastinal radiotherapy can present advanced leaky constrictive pericarditis.

The incidence of malignant pericardial effusion** does not depend on the amount of pericardial effusion, but on its clinical presentation. If cardiac tamponade is present, support should be initiated immediately in preparation for emergency pericardiocentesis, such as establishing intravenous access, intravenous fluids or plasma compatibilizers, and vasopressors if necessary. Patients with dyspnea or peripheral cyanosis are given oxygen but not pressurized artificial respiration because it can cause increased chest and pericardial pressure and reduce venous return; Pericardiocentesis is a life-saving measure and should be performed as soon as possible.