title: The AmBulatory Closure Device Percutaneous Intervention (ABCD-PCI) study: a single-center experience.
abstract: The AmBulatory Closure Device Percutaneous Intervention (ABCD-PCI) study is a multicenter randomized prospective controlled trial evaluating the safety of and patient satisfaction with same-day discharge following ambulatory percutaneous intervention with a closure device. This article reviews the findings from a single center, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, from October 2008 through April 2010, with 23 patients in the same-day discharge group and 21 patients in the next-day discharge group. There were no differences between the groups in demographic or procedure characteristics. Outcomes were measured by a questionnaire and 7-day and 30-day follow-up phone calls. Results showed that same-day discharge after percutaneous intervention with a closure device is as safe as next-day discharge. However, there was a trend for a higher comfort level among patients in the next-day discharge group.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine (Falcone) and Division of Cardiology (Bose, Choi, Stoler, Laible, Kang, Waters, Dunkerley), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; and Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York (Kim).
authors: Adam M
authors: AM
authors: Falcone
authors: Rahul
authors: R
authors: Bose
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Stoler
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Kim
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Laible
authors: Lucy
authors: L
authors: Kang
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Waters
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Dunkerley
authors: James W
authors: JW
authors: Choi