title: Femoral artery closure after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: After diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, femoral artery closure devices offer quicker time to hemostasis, ambulation, and discharge than does manual compression. Nurses should understand how femoral artery closure devices work, the potential vascular complications that may occur with their use, and the recommended time to ambulation and discharge.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA. chamel0804@charter.net
authors.forename: Wallace J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hamel
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D003250:Constriction; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013537:Sutures