Vascular access complications after cardiac catheterisation: A nurse-led quality assurance program

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Steffenino, Giuseppe ^a,c   Dutto, Stefania ^a   Conte, Laura ^a   Dutto, Monica ^a   Lice, Giulietta ^a   Tomatis, Marilena ^a   Cavallo, Simona ^b   Cavallo II, Simona ^b   Dellavalle, Antonio ^a   Baralis, Giorgio ^a   LaScala, Eugenio ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b School of Nursing   (Italy)

^c AOSCroce e Carle   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterisation; Outcomes evaluation; Quality assurance; Vascular access complications

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIAL ARTERY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANTICOAGULANTS; BENCHMARKING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32244447442     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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