Can percutaneous coronary intervention be performed safely as an outpatient procedure?
Mark W Sheldon* and Cindy L Grines
Correspondence *Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, MSC10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Email masheldon@salud.unm.edu
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Standard post-PCI care in most health systems involves overnight hospital admission for observation and cardiac monitoring. Current guidelines for PCI support this strategy.1 As PCI has become safer and the equipment more reliable, some investigators have begun to consider discharging patients early after intervention with radial, brachial, or femoral access.
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