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Anglographic Access Site Complications in the Era of Arterial Closure Devices

Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Ted Feldman, MD

Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Tina R. Desai, MD

Jeffrey Leef, MD

Lewis B. Schwartz, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

James F. Mckinsey, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; University of Chicago, Section of Vascular Surgery, MC5028, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 jmckinse{at}surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Coronary and peripheral angiography is associated with a low but significant risk of access site complications. While percutaneous devices have been shown to permit more rapid puncture site closure, previous reports have suggested the incidence and severity of complications associated with these devices are greater than with manual compression. This study compares access site complications with and without closure devices in the current era. The authors conducted a retrospective review of patients with access site complications after coronary or peripheral angiography between 1998 and 2000. Forty-five complications requiring vascular surgical consultation were identified in the 4,800 procedures performed during this time period. Fourteen complications occurred in 1,536 procedures (0.9%) using suture-mediated or collagen devices and 31 occurred in 3,264 procedures without devices (0.9%). The types of procedures and catheter sizes (mean 7 Fr) used were not different in the 2 groups. Other than complications involving a retained device, there was no difference between device and manual compression with respect to incidence or types of complication, requirement for operation, type of operation, or outcome. Access site complications identified included pseudoaneurysm (n = 22; 49%), bleeding or hematoma (n = 8; 18%), arteriovenous fistula (n =5; 11%), arterial thrombosis (n = 4; 9%), infection (n = 4; 9%), and retained device (n = 2; 4%). Twenty-four patients (71% vs 45%; p=NS) required operative intervention including pseudoaneurysm repair, hematoma drainage, and thrombectomy. Eleven patients (26%) underwent successful ultrasound-guided pseudoaneurysm compression and 9 patients (21%) required no intervention. These data demonstrate that closure devices facilitate arterial puncture site repair without an increase in access site complications. These devices can be safely utilized when rapid hemostasis is desired after coronary or peripheral angiography.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 36, No. 2, 137-144 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600208


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