Feasibility and safety of same-day discharge and shortened bedrest after atrial fibrillation ablation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While initial studies suggest that same-day discharge or shortened bedrest may be feasible for some patients following atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, the risks and benefits of this approach remain unclear for patients undergoing hemostasis with figure-of-eight (FO8) suture technique.

Methods

We prospectively evaluated access site bleeding, length of hospitalization, urinary catheterization, and other clinical outcomes in patients undergoing AF ablation with 3 hours of bedrest between April and May 2021, and compared them to a control group that had undergone AF ablation with 6 hours of bedrest from April to July 2019. FO8 sutures were used for hemostasis in all patients. Independent risk factors for bleeding and urinary catheterization were determined using mu

SUBMITTER: Freedman BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature