CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
- Cardiac catheterization is done to measure oxygen concentration, saturation, tension, and pressure in various chambers of the heart.
- It is also done to determine the need of cardiac surgery
- This procedure needs informed consent
- Assess patient for allergy
- Keep patient NPO for 6 hours before procedure
- After procedure: monitor peripheral and apical pulses every 15 minutes for 2-4 hours, check puncture site for bleeding, and keep 20 lbs sandbag at the bed side to apply pressure in case bleeding occurs
- Keep extremity extended for 4-6 hours
- The physician should be notified if the patient complains of numbness, tingling, cool extremity, pale, cyanotic, or if there is sudden loss of peripheral pulses
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