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Complications of femoral artery closure devices
Author(s) -
Carey Daniel,
Martin JoAnn R.,
Moore Carl A.,
Valentine Michael C.,
Nygaard Thomas W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200101)52:1<3::aid-ccd1002>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , femoral artery , surgery , complication , vascular closure device , occlusion , artery
Abstract We have examined our prospectively collected experience with femoral artery closure devices. Vasoseal (n = 937), Angioseal (N‐742), and Techstar (n = 1001) were utilized consecutively in our laboratory for diagnostic and interventional femoral artery closures. Complications were compared to a similar number of closures with manual compression (MC; n = 1019) before closure devices were utilized. The incidence of surgical repair, acute femoral closure, transfusion due to groin complications, readmission for groin complications, infection, and total complications were examined. We found that the Vasoseal and Angioseal devices were associated with higher rates of total complications than manual compression. The Techstar and manual compression had similar total complication rates. Acute femoral artery occlusion was a potentially serious complication with the Angioseal device. Groin infection occurred with each of the closure devices but not with manual compression. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;52:3–7. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.