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Stitching your way to venous hemostasis
Author(s) -
Turi Zoltan G.
Publication year - 2020
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/ccd.29077
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , surgery , fibrous joint , closure (psychology) , venous access , vein , venous thrombosis , vascular closure device , thrombosis , catheter , market economy , economics
Key Points Venous compression using a purse string suture is a potential alternative to device suture of the venotomy or to the more extensively described Figure of 8 closure technique. The technique is likely to prove cost effective although the optimal methodology and overall risk remain to be determined. A general comment regarding the common femoral vein: it is a fragile structure. All venous closure techniques require special care not to obstruct, lacerate or sever the vein and operators should be vigilant for both bleeding and thrombosis.

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