Very low complication rates with a manual, nurse-led protocol for femoral sheath removal following coronary angiography

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-307

  Liew, Reginald ^a   Lidder, Surjit ^b   Gorman, Ellie ^b   Gray, Miu ^b   Deaner, Andrew ^b   Knight, Charles ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complication rates; Coronary angiogram; Femoral sheath

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE DEVICE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEATH REMOVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DECISION TREES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 36448929829     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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