Absence of increased in-hospital complications with reused balloon catheters.
A reanalysis of data from a prospective Canadian study suggests that catheter reuse is not associated with an increased rate of in-hospital complications. However, these results should be replicated in clinical trials before catheter reuse becomes routinely established.
Mak
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Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Eisenberg
M J
MJ
Plante
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Strauss
B H
BH
Arheart
K L
KL
Topol
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EJ
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged