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One-week check
One-week AF ablation recovery and safety check
This form captures early post-AF-ablation safety concerns and common recovery issues.
Safety note:
PostAblate is educational and protocol-driven. It does not diagnose symptoms, replace your EP team, or replace emergency care.
Procedure and access site
Date of AF ablation
Today's date
Access site
Select one
Groin
Neck
More than one site
Not sure
Is the catheter site healing?
Select one
Yes
Mostly
No
Not sure
Access-site safety
Any bleeding from access site?
Select one
No
Small spot on bandage
Yes, stopped quickly
Yes, ongoing
Yes, soaking through bandage
Yes, did not stop after 10-15 minutes of firm pressure
Any groin/access-site swelling or lump?
Select one
No
Small and stable
Worsening
Rapidly expanding
Fast-growing and painful
Access-site symptoms
Select one
Pain
Bruising
Swelling
Lump
Bleeding
Drainage
Redness or warmth
Red streaks
None
Are access-site symptoms improving, stable, or worsening?
Select one
Improving
Stable
Worsening
Not sure
Any limb symptoms on the access side?
Select one
No
Cold limb
Pale or blue color
Numbness
Tingling
Weakness
Severe pain
Not sure
Symptoms and medicines
Any fever or chills?
Select one
No
Chills without measured fever
Temperature below 100.4 F / 38 C
Temperature >= 100.4 F / 38 C
Temperature over 101.5 F
Any chest pain or chest pressure?
Select one
No
Mild
Persistent
Worsening
Severe
Any shortness of breath?
Select one
No
Mild
New or worsening
Severe
Any fainting or near-fainting?
Select one
No
Near-fainting
Fainting/loss of consciousness
Any stroke-like symptoms?
Select one
No
Face droop
Arm or leg weakness
Trouble speaking
Sudden confusion
New vision loss
Sudden trouble walking or loss of balance
Sudden severe headache
Palpitations or AF-like symptoms?
Select one
No
Mild/intermittent
Brief racing episodes
Sustained
Lasting longer than 24 hours
Associated with dizziness
Associated with chest pain
Associated with shortness of breath
Any swallowing symptoms?
Select one
No
Mild sore throat only
Painful swallowing
Trouble swallowing
Severe swallowing pain
Any severe reflux-like chest discomfort?
Select one
No
Mild
Worsening
Severe
Any coughing blood or vomiting blood?
Select one
No
Coughing blood
Vomiting blood
Any new back pain after ablation?
Select one
No
Yes
Any trouble urinating or blood in urine?
Select one
No
Trouble urinating
Painful urination
Blood in urine
Any fluid retention symptoms?
Select one
No
Sudden weight gain >3 lb overnight or over a few days
New leg/ankle/abdominal swelling
Trouble lying flat because of breathing
Taking anticoagulant/blood thinner as prescribed?
Select one
Yes
No
Missed dose
Stopped on my own
Not sure
Not prescribed
Any medication questions?
Select one
No
Yes
Any activity, driving, work, lifting, exercise, sex, or travel questions?
Select one
No
Yes
Overall recovery
Select one
Better than expected
As expected
Worse than expected
Not sure
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