How soon after an elective, uncomplicated coronary intervention would you feel comfortable having a patient travel by air?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Usually, 3-5 days after uncomplicated PCI. But in the era of transradial and 5-fr sheaths, and in the absence of Sx, with preserved LV EF, this may be truncated to 48 hours.
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at The George Washington University Hospital Absolutely, no Standard-of-Care for this.
at University at Buffalo - State University of New York I am not sure what is the concern. Is it simply le...
at Bergen Invasive Cardiovascular Consultants Depends on travel and facilities there but no data...
at LSU Health Sci Ctr-New Orleans The next day for an uncomplicated procedure. Longe...
at Scripps Clinic John R Anderson V Medical Pavilion Next day for radial access and an uncomplicated pr...
at Penn State Miltons Hershey Medical Center Next day for radial and uncomplicated femoral acce...
at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center This is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. The d...
As noted, there is limited objective data regarding flying and CV conditions in general, and essentially none for the post-PCI patient. I do not have a blanket policy.
I try to integrate the patient risks of flying early post-PCI, which are:
vascular access issues,
risk of venous thrombogenicit...
This question comes up quite often from patients, along with "Can I still go on my cruise next week that I booked last year?". The lack of guidelines leaves it to a case-by-case discussion. In the past, I considered this topic to include timely access to a primary PCI hospital in the case of acute s...
Absolutely, no Standard-of-Care for this.
I am not sure what is the concern. Is it simply le...
Depends on travel and facilities there but no data...
The next day for an uncomplicated procedure. Longe...
Next day for radial access and an uncomplicated pr...
Next day for radial and uncomplicated femoral acce...
This is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. The d...