Safety and outcome of same day discharge after elective PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the outcome in patients on same day discharge after elective PCI in patients with stable CAD. Study Design: Descriptive, Case Series study. Setting: Department of Cardiology, Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology. Period: 10^th April 2021 to 9^th October 2021. Methods: A total of 241 patients with stable coronary artery disease as per operational definition undergoing PCI of age 40-80 years and both genders were included. In each patient procedure was done by a consultant cardiologist (at least 3 years’ post-fellowship experience). All patients were discharged from ward if remain stable for 6 hours. Patients were followed by researcher for 2 weeks and complications i.e. hematoma formation, allergic reaction and re-hospitalization (yes/no) were noted. Results: The age of the participants in this research was between 40 and 80 years with an average age of 61.15 years and SD of 8.27. Majority of the patients 125 (51.87%) were between 40 to 60 years of age. Out of 241 patients, 130 (53.94%) were female and 111 (46.06%) were males with female to male ratio 1.2:1. In my study, outcome in patients on same day discharge after elective PCI in patients with stable CAD was found to be hematoma in 13.28%, allergic reaction in 10.79% and re-hospitalization in 9.13% patients. Conclusion: This study concluded that same day discharge after elective PCI in patients with stable CAD is a safe practice.