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- Title
Ambulation following cardiac catheterization: the earlier the better.
- Authors
Khalid, Adnan; Bhatti, Salman; Chhatriwalla, Adnan K.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the impact of early ambulation on patients undergone femoral artery cardiac catheterization. Procedural factors influencing vascular complications include anticoagulation, antiplatelet strategy and sheath size. Patient factors include bleeding diathesis, female sex, and hypertension. Early ambulation is not responsible for increasing risk of vascular complications. It is suggested that early ambulation is future of care following cardiac catheterization.
- Subjects
OUTPATIENT medical care; PATIENTS; FEMORAL artery; CARDIAC catheterization; HYPERTENSION
- Publication
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology / Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 3, p231
- ISSN
2149-2263
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/akd.2012.066