The effect of early ambulation on hematoma formation and vascular complications following 7 French diagnostic cardiac catheterization

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1223-1227

  Singh, Narendra ^a,b   Kuganesan, Ken ^a   Goode, Eric ^a   Ricci, A Joseph ^a  

^a Rouge Valley Health System   (Canada)

^b Centenary Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterisation; Complications; Cost effectiveness; Early ambulation; Physician variability; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031726880     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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