Fasting may not be required before percutaneous coronary intervention

Jose Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento; Gibran R Feguri

doi:10.1136/eb-2014-101904

Fasting may not be required before percutaneous coronary intervention

Evid Based Nurs. 2015 Apr;18(2):41. doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101904. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Authors

Jose Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento¹, Gibran R Feguri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Varzea Grande (UNIVAG), Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
² Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Brazil.

PMID: 25163472
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-101904

Abstract

Implications for practice and research: The results of this study suggest that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely conducted without preprocedural fasting. Revision is needed of current fasting protocols. The findings of Hamid and colleagues must be confirmed by further randomised trials.

Keywords: NURSING; NUTRITION & DIETETICS.

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MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / therapy*
Angina, Stable / therapy*
Fasting*
Female
Humans
Male
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*