Can I take a shower after a catheter ablation procedure?
ANSWER
Make sure your surgical wounds stay clean and dry until they heal. You can take a shower, but for the first 5 days don’t use very hot water or soak in the bath. Just gently pat the area near your wound dry -- and don’t use lotions or creams there.
From: Catheter Ablation as a Treatment for Heart Arrhythmias WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Suzanne R. Steinbaum on July 25, 2017
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Pulmonary Vein Ablation Procedure,” “After Catheter Ablation.”
Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School: “Patient Guide to Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.”
American Heart Association: “Non-surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF).”
Hospital for Special Surgery: “Anesthesiology: Frequently Asked Questions.”
Heart Rhythm Society: “Types of Ablations.”
NIH: “What Is Catheter Ablation?”
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Pulmonary Vein Ablation Procedure,” “After Catheter Ablation.”
Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School: “Patient Guide to Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.”
American Heart Association: “Non-surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF).”
Hospital for Special Surgery: “Anesthesiology: Frequently Asked Questions.”
Heart Rhythm Society: “Types of Ablations.”
NIH: “What Is Catheter Ablation?”
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