Abstract: Rapid Same-Day Discharge Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Regional Heart Centre Between March 2009 and September 2012

Reprinted with permission from SAGE Publications, Ltd. Originally published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 12/Supplement 1: S16, April 2013.

Abstract: Rapid Same-Day Discharge Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Regional Heart Centre Between March 2009 and September 2012

Reprinted with permission from SAGE Publications, Ltd. Originally published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 12/Supplement 1: S16, April 2013.

Volume 22 - Issue 4 - April 2014

Editor’s Note: This abstract is reprinted with permission and was originally published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 12/Supplement 1: S16, April 2013 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. ©McRoberts et al.

Available online at https://cnu.sagepub.com/content/12/1_suppl

Originally presented at the EuroHeartCare meeting, March 22-23, 2013, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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