Two versus six hours of bed rest following left-sided cardiac catheterization and a meta-analysis of early ambulation trials.
The present study and associated meta-analysis shows that 6 hours of bed rest after outpatient cardiac catheterization offers no advantage over 2 hours of bed rest with respect to groin bleeding complications. The occasional bleeding observed occurred shortly after ambulation rather than after discharge.
Logemann
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Cardiovascular Associates of Northern Wisconsin, Wausau, USA.
Luetmer
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P
Kaliebe
J
J
Olson
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K
Murdock
D K
DK
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001510:Bed Rest; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires