Accelerated ambulation after vascular access closure device.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who are candidates to receive an Angioseal® (St. Jude Medical) device for arteriotomy closure are allowed to ambulate 20 min after the deployment of the device. More frequently, however, patients are kept on bed rest for several hours following Angioseal® deployment. The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess patients when ambulating 20 min after Angioseal® deployment instead of prolonged best rest of 2-3 h.

Methods

Patients undergoing angiography from the common femoral artery approach were included in the study if they received a 6 Fr Angioseal® closure device.

Results

Twenty-nine patients were successfully enrolled in the study; 27 (93.1%) patients ambulated at 20 min, 1 (3.45%) patient ambulated at 28 min, and 1 (3.45%) patient ambul

SUBMITTER: Brancheau D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5941674 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature