Receive physician approval to go home based on a physical examination. Discuss the cath results and follow-up treatment plans with the cardiologist. Taking your child home Outpatients It is important for your child to remain in bed or on the couch until the morning after the cath. Getting up briefly to go to the bathroom is permitted. The morning after the cath, remove the pressure bandage from the groin area and apply a band-aid, if this has not already been done.
All patients Keep the band-aid over the cath site for two days after the test.
Give Tylenol for pain or fever, if needed. Refrain from tub baths or swimming for three days after the test. Showers or sponge baths are permitted, but the site should be kept as dry as possible. Permit only mild activity on the day after the test. Strenuous exercise or participation in sports is prohibited for three days after the test.