The Current Status and Future Direction of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without On‐Site Surgical Backup | SCAI
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The Current Status and Future Direction of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without On‐Site Surgical Backup

Consensus Statement Cath Lab Administration Quality Improvement

An Expert Consensus Document from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)

This statement aims to describe the current status of PCI without on‐site surgery not only in the United States, but globally, and make recommendations regarding the performance of PCI in this circumstance. The focus of this document is to provide a structure that provides the highest quality care to patients undergoing PCI in any circumstance.

All authors: Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, MSCAI; James Blankenship, MD, MHCM, MSCAI; Thomas P. Wharton Jr., MD; Ashok Seth, MD, MBBS, DSc, MSCAI; Douglass A. Morrison MD, PhD; Carlo Di Mario, MD; David Muller, MD; Mirle Kellett MD; and Barry F. Uretsky, MD, MSCAI.

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Evidence-based recommendations that promote optimal patient care based on current state-of-the-art science in interventional cardiology.