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Referring Patients For Outpatient Angiography, Biopsy Or
Venous Access Procedures
- Book the procedure with the Medical Imaging Booking Assistant:
- Royal University Hospital (306) 655-2371
- Saskatoon City Hospital (306) 655-8211
- St. Paul’s Hospital (306) 655-5140
- Patients must be accompanied by an adult who will transport
them to and from the hospital for their procedure.
- Unless otherwise instructed, patients should arrange accommodation
within a 15 minute drive from the Royal University Hospital or
St. Paul's Hospital for the night after their procedure. City
Hospital Emergency Department closes at 8:30 p.m.
- Unless otherwise instructed, patients must spend the night
after their procedure in the company of an adult who can transport
them to Royal University Hospital within 15 minutes if a delayed
complication of the procedure occurs.
- Recent PTT, INR, hemoglobin, platelets, bun, and creatinine
must be normal and should be attached to the patient's requisition.
Recent = within 1 week.
- The Booking Assistant upon booking the procedure will order
the hospital chart.
- Patients and their clinicians must be willing to accept hospital
admission if a complication of the procedure is encountered or
if prolonged observation is required.
- Patients must be given a copy of the appropriate information
sheet(s) prior to their arrival in the Medical Imaging Department.
- Patients should expect a two to six hour supervised recovery
period after their procedure is completed. This is standard practice
and is in the interest of patient safety and comfort.
Exclusion Criteria For Outpatient Angiography, Biopsy Or
Venous Access Procedures
- Anticoagulant therapy. Antiplatelet agents are allowed
- Bleeding disorders
- Hypertension, Systolic > 170 mm Hg, or Diastolic > 100
mm Hg
- Renal Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Diabetes requiring injections of insulin
- Severe obesity
- Peripheral vascular disease causing lack of groin pulses
- Impaired mental status preventing informed consent
- Patients who have a history of lack of compliance to medical
advice
- General medical infirmity
- Age less than 14 years
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