Sedative treatment regimes in all Dutch centers carrying out percutaneous coronary interventions, a comprehensive nationwide survey.

摘要

Anxiety is a common emotion in patients undergoing a diagnostic coronary angiogram and/or percutaneous coronary intervention procedure. In many hospitals sedation is commonly administered assuming a beneficial effect on the well-being of these patients. However, data on the level and influence of anxiety are limited and show conflicting evidence [1-5]. To our knowledge, only one small, single-center study has evaluated the level of anxiety in patients before, during and after a diagnostic coronary angiogram (DCA) and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This small sized single center study interviewing 14 patients undergoing DCA and/or PCI hypothesized beneficial effects of peri-procedural sedation on the experienced well-being of the patients [6].