title: On-site surgical standby for percutaneous coronary intervention: a thing of the past?
abstract: Is the requirement for onsite surgical back-up in centres performing percutaneous coronary intervention still relevant today?
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Belder
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015607:Stents; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome