Reducing bed rest time from five to three hours does not increase complications after cardiac catheterization: the THREE CATH Trial

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 afte...

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Main Authors: Roselene Matte, Thamires de Souza Hilário, Rejane Reich, Graziella Badin Aliti, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692016000100346&lng=en&tlng=en