Effectiveness and safety of manual hemostasis facilitated by the SyvekPatch with one hour of bedrest after coronary angiography using six-French catheters
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Palmer, Bruce L.; Gantt, D. Scott; Lawrence, Mark E.; Rajab, M. Hassan; Dehmer, Gregory J.
- Source
- American Journal of Cardiology. Jan2004, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p96. 2p.
- Subject
- *HEMOSTASIS
*HEMORRHAGE
*CATHETERS
*DRUG efficacy
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-9149
Manual hemostasis facilitated by a SyvekPatch with 1 hour of bedrest after coronary angiography using 6Fr catheters was evaluated in a study of 200 patients. There were no major adverse events and 2% minor adverse events, all of which were managed successfully with additional bedrest of 1 to 2 hours. The findings suggest that the 1-hour bedrest protocol using the SyvekPatch is safe and effective in low-risk patients. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]