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Implications for practice and research
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Early ambulation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may facilitate earlier hospital discharge and improve patient comfort.
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There are a limited number of randomised clinical trials assessing the safety of this strategy.
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This meta-analysis suggests that earlier ambulation was not associated with an increased risk of adverse bleeding events.
Context
The number of PCIs performed around the world continues to increase due to a rising incidence of patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Despite an increased interest in performing the procedure via the radial approach, with large-scale clinical trials demonstrating reductions in vascular complications and time to ambulation, the majority of cases involve femoral arterial access. …
Footnotes
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Competing interests None.