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Changing patients’ position in bed after non-emergency coronary angiography reduced back pain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.1.19

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    Chair SY, Taylor-Piliae RE, Lam G, et al. Effect of positioning on back pain after coronary angiography. J Adv Nurs 2003;42:470–8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In patients who have had non-emergency coronary angiography (CATH), does changing their position in bed reduce back pain without increasing the incidence of bleeding from the catheter insertion site?

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    unclear.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    unblinded.

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    ⩽24 hours.

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    2 public hospitals in Hong Kong, China.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    420 patients who had received non-emergency CATH. Exclusion criteria included non-Chinese patients, non-femoral approach for the procedure, known bleeding disorders, development of bleeding at the catheter insertion site before sheath removal, presence of back pain before procedure, systolic blood pressure >190 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >110 mm Hg, age <18 years, and complications during the procedure. 419 patients (mean age 62 y, 67% men) completed …

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    • For correspondence: Ms S Y Chair, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. sychaircuhk.edu.hk

    • Source of funding: no external funding.