Reducing bed rest time from five to three hours does not increase complications after cardiac catheterization: the THREE CATH Trial
Rev. latinoam. enferm. (Online); 24 (), 2016
Abstract Objective: to compare the incidence of vascular complications in patients undergoing transfemoral cardiac catheterization with a 6F introducer sheath followed by 3-hour versus 5-hour rest. Methods: randomized clinical trial. Subjects in the intervention group (IG) ambulated 3 hours after she...