Day case discharge of patients treated with drug coated balloon only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: A single center experience.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
; 95(1): 105-108, 2020 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30957384
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report our initial experience with drug coated balloon (DCB) only angioplasty and propose a protocol to achieve this safely.BACKGROUND:
There are no articles published in the literature currently regarding the safety of same day discharge in patients treated with DCB-only angioplasty.METHODS:
Retrospective review of all our patients treated with DCB-only angioplasty from September 2017 to April 2018 with identification of potential complications relating to same day discharge.RESULTS:
A total of 100 consecutive patients who underwent elective DCB-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease and were discharged on the same day as the procedure were included. In 99% no cardiac symptoms relating to the procedure requiring urgent hospitalization or urgent investigations were identified. One patient was readmitted the next day requiring stenting of the previously treated lesion. Our 30-day mortality was zero. Some 97 hospital bed days were saved with 100 patients treated.CONCLUSION:
Elective day-case DCB-only angioplasty according to our local protocol is safe and cost-effective and should be considered for the majority of the patients.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Discharge
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Coated Materials, Biocompatible
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Cardiac Catheters
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom
Country of publication:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA