Are complication rates lower with 4-Fr versus 6-Fr transfemoral arterial access – prospective audit at a single interventional radiology centre

Abstract Background Femoral arterial access constitutes the first step in a significant proportion of interventional endovascular procedures. Whilst existing reports describe sheath size as an independent risk factor for bleeding complications in radial arterial access for coronary intervention, the...

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Main Authors: Raymond Chung, Alex Weller, Robert Morgan, Anna-Maria Belli, Lakshmi Ratnam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:CVIR Endovascular
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-018-0022-4