The practice of same-day discharge after uncomplicated percutaneous coronary intervention in the USA has been analyzed using a large database including >700,000 patients and, overall, is safe when compared with patients who stay in hospital overnight, but is still rarely used.
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Bertrand, O., Gilchrist, I. Time for same-day discharge after uncomplicated PCI?. Nat Rev Cardiol 9, 8–10 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2011.178
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