Percutaneous coronary intervention

An invasive approach including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves clinical outcomes in clients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and in clients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) (Mehta et al., 2012). Periprocedural major bleeding is a strong autonomous predictor of early and late major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality (Bertrand, Larose, & Rodes-Labau, 2009; Verneugt, Steinhubl, & Hamon, 2011; as cited in Bernat et al., 2014). In an investigation of more than three million PCIs from the U. S. national registry, post-procedural bleeding events were linked with an increased chance of in-hospital mortality and an approximated 12.1% death rate related to bleeding complications…

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation has been widely used for the treatment of coronary artery narrowing. Despite progress in stenting technique and stent itself, in some PCI cases, bifurcation lesions still remain challenging for cardiologists as they are more difficult to manage than simpler lesions. Clinically, stenting with bifurcation lesions is found to be associated with poorer post-PCI outcomes, which increases the need to evaluate side branches prior to PCI.…

During PCI, a deflated balloon or other device on a catheter is introduced from the inguinal femoral artery or radial artery until they reach the site of blockage in the heart under X-ray imaging guidance. At the blockage, the balloon is inflated to open the artery, allowing blood to flow. A stent is often placed at the site of blockage to permanently open the artery. (Kushner et al., 2009). The part of the heart muscle does not die immediately after occlusion of coronary artery. If blood supply…

Coronary artery disease continues to maintain its status as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. It is a high priority of clinicians not only to manage the acute symptoms of coronary artery disease, but also to prevent future major adverse cardiac events, such as acute myocardial infarction and cardiac death. Percutaneous coronary intervention is a nonsurgical procedure to treat atherosclerosis within the heart’s vessels (cite). Percutaneous coronary intervention, a…

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accurately identify the signals means failure of any intervention. Secondly, the worker should not get impatient if one intervention doesn’t work; be always patience. He has to remain calm and listen actively because overreacting just leads to further problems. We have to give full attention to the client. Try to remain/reduce all the distractions because they only increase the client’s frustration level. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, p. 35, 36). We also have to take care of individual…

The search terms were: “delirium”, “ICU”, “bundle” and “prevention”. Also the references from retrieved articles were included in search. The inclusion criteria were: a) publication year 2012 to 2017, b) English language, c) geography limited to continental Europe, US and Canada, d) ICU settings. Qualitative studies and literature reviews were excluded. In total, ten articles met criteria, and five articles were selected. There are several different frameworks and ICU care bundles used to…

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