1. Inpatient visit for cardiac catheterization , percutaneous interventions, electrophysiology study, catheter ablation, pacemaker implantation, or endomyocardial biopsy |
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After you have a scheduled date for cardiac catheterization, you may need to be admitted to the Cardiac units at Bhumisiri Building for patient preparation before the procedure. You are mostly required to shortly stay on that floor after the procedure as well. The Cardiac Units consist of CICU (cardiac intensive care unit), ICCU (intermediate cardiac care unit) , and CCU located on4 th floor, Bhumisiri building.
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1.You may have a small plastic tube, redundant elastic bandage, and/or sand bag over your groin in case that you underwent cardiac catheterization and percutaneous intervention. You are not allowed to bend your groin/thigh or sit until the plastic tube is removed. The physician will remove your plastic tube when the appropriate time commenced. After plastic tube removal, you are required to lie in bed without bending the groin for at least 3-4 hours.
Cardiac Catheterization complications may include vessels tear requiring surgery, contrast allergy, infection and or bleeding at catheter site, or kidney failure. Death is rare.
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