Our policy is to hold pressure(10-20 minutes)and express manually. We also notify our physicians if it very large. If it rebleeds or continues to form a hematoma, our physician will order a doppler...
As already stated, manual removal of sheaths, in our cath lab, requires 6 hours of bedrest. We also use Angioseal, a collagen plug, that requires 1-3 hours of bedrest. Also available to our doctors to...
I've worked in three different labs. Each was unique in meds given routinely. One lab did conscious sedation on everyone using Fentanyl and Versed. We had atropine and lidocaine on top of our med/code...