title: Postcardiac catheterization time-in-bed study: enhancing patient comfort through nursing research.
abstract: Cardiac catheterization has become a routine diagnostic procedure. Little has been written about standards for nursing care related to bed rest postcatheterization. The purpose of this experimental study was to determine whether there was a significant difference in incidence of bleeding from catheter insertion site between those patients who remained in bed for 12 hours and those who remained in bed for 6 hours post-procedure. There was no significant difference between the two groups. Postprocedure bed rest was reduced from 12 to 6 hours in this tertiary care medical center. Decreasing time in bed reduced cost and patient discomfort.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903-3395.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Nordt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001510:Bed Rest; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D013997:Time Factors