title: Impact of a dedicated "radial lounge" for percutaneous coronary procedures on same-day discharge rates and bed utilization.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Two advantages of transradial coronary procedures are an increased potential for same-day discharge and better resource management. This study assessed the impact of a dedicated "radial lounge" (1) on the rate of same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary angiography and (2) on bed utilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared our unit's rates of same-day discharge in patients who underwent elective PCI or coronary angiography in the year before and in the year after the opening of a dedicated radial lounge for elective patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In its first year of operation, 439 patients who underwent PCI and 1,109 patients who underwent angiography were managed in the radial lounge. Among these patients, the rate of same-day discharge was 84.7% after PCI and 97.0% after angiography. Requirement for overnight admission was significantly more common after femoral access compared with radial access for both angiography (4.1% vs 2.8%, P < .05) and PCI (20.3% vs 14.2%, P < .01). The unit's overall rate of same-day discharge increased from 2.3% to 51.2% after elective PCI (P < .0005) and from 72.7% to 84.9% after elective angiography (P < .005). An estimated 595 bed days were saved through reduced overnight admissions in elective patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our unit's overall rates of same-day discharge after elective PCI and coronary angiography increased dramatically in the year after the opening of a dedicated radial lounge. This was directly attributable to the high rates of same-day discharge in radial lounge patients. The radial lounge impacted favorably on in-patient bed capacity.
authors: Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Shireen
authors: S
authors: Brewster
authors: Kapil
authors: K
authors: Khimdas
authors: Noel
authors: N
authors: Cleary
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Penswick
authors: Samantha
authors: S
authors: Cliffe
authors: Roshan
authors: R
authors: Weerackody
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Wragg
authors: Martin T
authors: MT
authors: Rothman
authors: R Andrew
authors: RA
authors: Archbold
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome