Background: Complications post percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are more threatening\nthan it was previously thought so that necessary measures should be taken to minimize those\nrisks. Objective: To identify the risk factors related to patient and procedure which could be used\nas predictors of complications after sheath removal post PCI. Methods: The study used a prospective\nnon-experimental correlational descriptive. Design: The sample was chosen conveniently from\nthree different hospitals and included 118 patients who were subjected to PCI. Results: Three\nmodels were used to predict complications. In the first model, none of the baseline variables were\npredictive of complications. In the second model, the only type of procedure (diagnostic, stent or\nballoon) was predictive of complications. In the third model, compression time was found to be a\nrisk factor and a predictor of complications after sheath removal. Conclusion: Nurses and medical\nprofessionals are in a vital position to prevent, detect and manage PCI complications at the earliest\npossible opportunity. It is a must to assess and categorize patients in accordance with their\nrisk level to develop post PCI and post sheath removal complications, in order to plan management\nstrategies to decrease the health costs and the suffering.
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