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What are your discharge instructions for diagnostic and interventional catheterization with the radial approach?

April 26, 2017approach catheterization diagnostic Discharge instructions interventional radial

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What are your discharge instructions for diagnostic and interventional catheterization with the radial approach?

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Our instructions to the patient are related to the radial arteriotomy. Specifically, we tell patients not to drive or lift anything over 5 lbs with the affected hand for 24 hours. This is not based on any data or evidence, but just an overall gestalt of what the risks may be.