Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation in a hospital without on-site cardiac surgery

摘要

Objective-To assess the feasibility, safety, and clinical impact of diagnostic cardiac catheterisation in a multipurpose labora- tory in a district general hospital without cardiac surgery. Methods-A prospective audit of the first 2000 consecutive cases between septem- ber 1992 and March 1997. Unstable pa- tients were referred to a surgical centre for investigation, in line with subsequently published British Cardiac Society (BCS) guidelines, but all other patients requiring cardiac catheterisation were investigated locally and are included in this report.