Session Summary
An estimated 900,000 to 1.2 million percutaneous coronary interventions are performed annually in the United States. The radial and femoral arteries are the primary access sites for various percutaneous cardiac interventions. Utilizing large-bore introducer sheaths increases the risk of arterial access-site complications. This intermediate session reviews access-site complications, including arteriovenous fistula, pseudoaneurysm, arterial dissection, acute limb ischemia, bleeding and retroperitoneal hematoma, including current treatments for each complication.
Objectives
- Explain why operative repair is indicated of arteriovenous fistulas in high-output cardiac failure.
- Describe one surgical and one nonsurgical treatment for arterial access-site complications.
- Identify one of the six Ps signifying an acutely ischemic limb.
Topics
Cardiovascular
Population
Adult
Role
Staff
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Successful Completion
Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
Accreditation
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.
Disclosure
Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.
Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.
Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.
Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.
Refund Policy
Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.