RT - Journal Article T1 - The effect of pressure bandaging in reducing bleeding ,bruising,back pain and groin pain in the patients undergoing coronary angiography in Shahid Rajaee hospital of Tehran and Khorramabad Shahid Madani hospital JF - Yafteh YR - 2012 JO - Yafteh VO - 14 IS - 3 UR - http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-805-en.html SP - 59 EP - 65 K1 - Pressure bandaging K1 - Coronary angiography K1 - Complications of immobolity AB - Background : The function of the coronary arteries is to transport oxygenated blood to the heart muscle and if these arteries have been clogged due to fat plaque, patient has to undergo coronary angiography to determine the narrowing rate of coronary arteries and for this purpose, the left femoral artery is used . The aim of this research is to study the effect of pressure bandaging in reducing bleeding , bruising, back pain and groin pain in the patients undergoing coronary angiography. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out on 100 patients undergoing coronary angiography in surgical and CCUwards of Shahid Rajaee hospital of Tehran and Khorramabad Shahid Madani hospital. Subjects were randomized to receive a pressure bandage(no=50) or sand bag(no=50) after manual compression of the femoral artery puncture site. Results: The patients without pressure bandages had a higher incidence of bleeding and bled earlier(p LA eng UL http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-805-en.html M3 ER -