Transradial Approach Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in an Out-Patient Clinic Safety and Feasibility Trial of Same-Day Discharge Versus Hospital Admission

Chung et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery disease requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (n=660). Same-day discharge vs. Routine hospital admission was evaluated on 1-month major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization (p=0.068). Same-day discharge after transradial percutaneous coronary intervention resulted in a 1-month major adverse cardiac event rate of 1.4% compared to 0.2% for routine hospital admission (p=0.068).