Discomfort Reported by Patients After Cardiac Catheterization Using the Femoral or Radial Approaches

Effect of Health Education Guidelines to Prevent Complications Associated Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization at Specialized Medical Hospital of Mansoura

“…As regards to sex, the findings of the present study illustrate that the great majority of the studied patients were males while minority were females. This was in line with (2,20) who stated that heart diseases are more prevalent in males. This is in discordance with (4) who emphasized that women appear to be at increased risk for CADthan men because the risk of the women increases significantly at menopause.…”

Aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos e angiográficos de pacientes submetidos à Intervenção Coronária Percutânea primária/ Epidemiological, clinical and angiographic aspects of patients submitted to primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

“…Investigações realizadas na cidade de Toledo, Estados Unidos, afirmam ser o acesso radial mais seguro do que o femoral devido às complicações que a via femoral pode ocasionar, como formação de pseudoaneurisma, hematoma, equimose e hemorragias (24) . Além disso, o acesso radial proporciona mais conforto ao paciente, oferecendo menos tempo de internação, deambulação precoce e menos reclamações de dor no local da punção (25) .…”

Nursing Interventions and Outcomes for the Diagnosis of Impaired Tissue Integrity in Patients After Cardiac Catheterization: Survey

“…In previous studies conducted in the laboratories of hemodynamic, the patients who underwent procedures using femoral artery access reported greater discomfort regarding back pain and uneasiness. These complaints may be directly related to prolonged bed rest (Piva et al, 2014;Rocha, Aliti, Moraes, & Rabelo, 2009). A recent meta-analysis reinforces that this time can be reduced, giving more comfort to patients after cardiac catheterization (Mohammady, Heidari, Akbari, Zolfaghari, & Janani, 2013).…”

“…The activities carried out during these interventions help prevent adverse effects caused by the prolonged rest of patients during recovery following transfemoral puncture. Due to the prolonged period of rest in previous studies, the patients reported discomfort as well as redness in the dorsal region caused by restricted movements (Lima et al, 2008;Paganin & Rabelo, 2013;Piva et al, 2014). The actions to be implemented in these interventions are focused on the prevention of the abovementioned events, ranging from the reduction of pressure on areas susceptible to pain and/or redness to the use of topical agents aimed to protect areas at higher risk, for example, the dorsal region.…”