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

• Main Authors: Roselene Matte (Author), Thamires de Souza Hilário (Author), Rejane Reich (Author), Graziella Badin Aliti (Author), Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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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 after sh...