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Actual outpatient PTCA: Results of the OUTCLAS pilot study

2001; Wiley; Volume: 53; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ccd.1149

1522-726X

Ton Slagboom, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, Gert Jan Laarman, Ron van der Wieken, D. A. M. Odekerken,

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

Abstract This study tested the safety and feasibility of coronary angioplasty on an outpatient basis. The purpose of this approach includes cost‐effectiveness and patient comfort. Included were 159 patients treated with balloon angioplasty or intracoronary stent placement, all performed via the radial artery with 6 French guiding catheters. Patients were selected for same‐day discharge based on the absence of any adverse predictor for subacute occlusion or unfavorable clinical outcome during the first 24 hr after successful PTCA. One hundred and six (66%) patients were discharged 4–6 hr after PTCA. Stents were used in 40% of patients. There were no cardiac or vascular complications. We conclude that outpatient PTCA, performed via the radial artery, is both safe and feasible in a large part of a routine PTCA population. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:204–208. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.