Home

Capstone Nursing Project

Radial versus femoral technique in percutaneous coronary intervention.

Reference URL

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Radial versus femoral technique in percutaneous coronary intervention.

View Description

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

Large

Extra Large

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

This item is restricted to only allow viewing of the metadata.

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Select the collections to add or remove from your search

Select All Collections

American Nurse Project

Bully Project

GCU Alumni Archives

GCU CONHCP Authors

Proquest Dissertations

Cancel

Title	Radial versus femoral technique in percutaneous coronary intervention.
Subject	Coronary heart disease, Surgery; Coronary heart disease, Treatment; Transluminal angioplasty; Therapeutic embolization.
Description	Each year hundreds of thousands of adults undergo percutaneous coronary intervention procedures. Historically, the most common approach has been through the femoral artery. Newer advances have proven the radial approach to be more beneficial to patients, drastically reducing bedrest time after the procedure, while also reducing the number vascular access site complications (VASCs). When complications do occur at the access site, nurses are more able to identify them based upon visibility of the radial access site. Retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a common complication of the femoral approach, and identification of this complication can be delayed since bleeding cannot be easily visualized, as the bleeding occurs in the retroperitoneal space. Research evidence supports the use of the radial approach, and the benefits of reduced VASCs and increased patient comfort serve to decrease length of stay and increase patient satisfaction. In order to encourage implementation of the shift from the predominant use of the femoral to the radial technique, a three month trial will be conducted comparing VASCs and patient comfort in adult patients undergoing each type of procedure. Data will be analyzed against chart audits from the past six months of data at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, and will demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the change. The evidence will be disseminated amongst the nursing community and the stakeholders to guarantee understanding and benefits.
Creator	Freiberger, Sherri.
Publisher	Grand Canyon University
Date	2014
Type	text
Format	PDF
Identifier	EBN_2014_Freiberger_S_1177
Source	2014_Freiberger_S_1177.pdf
Language	eng