Elective percutaneous coronary intervention without on-site surgical backup: a community hospital experience.

Context: The American College of Cardiology guidelines consider elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without on-site surgical backup (OSB) a Class-III indication.

Objective: Our objective was to determine the safety of elective PCI without OSB.

Design: The study is a prospective analysis of a cohort of patients who underwent elective PCI without OSB at our institution.