Frequency and timing of activated clotting time levels for sheath removal

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-38

  Niederstadt, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St Francis   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Coronary angioplasty; Femoral sheath removal; Intermediate care unit; Nursing care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; WORKLOAD;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST SAVINGS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE BLOOD COAGULATION TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1442310124     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200401000-00008     Document Type: Article

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