Association between use of bleeding avoidance strategies and risk of periprocedural bleeding among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
SP Marso, AP Amin, JA House, KF Kennedy… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Bleeding complications with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are
associated with adverse patient outcomes. The association between the use of bleeding
avoidance strategies and post-PCI bleeding as a function of a patient's preprocedural risk of
bleeding is unknown. Objective To describe the use of 2 bleeding avoidance strategies,
vascular closure devices and bivalirudin, and associated post-PCI bleeding rates in a
nationally representative PCI population. Design, Setting, and Patients Analysis of data from …
associated with adverse patient outcomes. The association between the use of bleeding
avoidance strategies and post-PCI bleeding as a function of a patient's preprocedural risk of
bleeding is unknown. Objective To describe the use of 2 bleeding avoidance strategies,
vascular closure devices and bivalirudin, and associated post-PCI bleeding rates in a
nationally representative PCI population. Design, Setting, and Patients Analysis of data from …