Highlights the lack of evidence-based standards for nursing care of patients post-PPCI for STEMI and recommends developing evidence to inform future practice.
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Post-PPCI nursing care appears perception-driven rather than evidence-based; leaves open the need for prospective trials to guide protocols.
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) targets early intervention, achieving better outcomes for patients suffering from an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with fewer complications. Despite this progress in the treatment of this condition, the nursing care of patients post procedure appears to have changed little and appears to have evolved based on perceptions of what might be required rather than evidence for what is effective. This article presents the findings of a national benchmarking exercise and review of the literature that identified a lack of standards for nursing care in this patient group with recommendations for developing evidence to inform future practice.
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