Key result
Knowledgeable nursing care and early identification of modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors can reduce the risk of femoral vascular access complications in percutaneous coronary intervention.
Population
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome or non-ST-elevation…
Design
Review
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Supports nursing education on PCI access risks; leaves open prospective trials to confirm complication reduction.
Nurses knowledgeable about modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors can help reduce vascular access complications in patients undergoing PCI for ACS.
Merriweather et al. (2012) conducted a review in Acute coronary syndrome or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Nursing management and risk factor identification was evaluated. Knowledgeable nursing care and early identification of modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors can reduce the risk of femoral vascular access complications in percutaneous coronary intervention.
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