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Comparison of standard vs modified “figure‐of‐eight” suture to achieve femoral venous hemostasis after cryoballoon based atrial fibrillation ablation
Author(s) -
Yorgun Hikmet,
Canpolat Uğur,
Ates Ahmet Hakan,
Oksul Metin,
Sener Yusuf Ziya,
Akkaya Fatih,
Aytemir Kudret
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/pace.13764
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , surgery , fibrous joint , ablation , atrial fibrillation , complication , anesthesia , cardiology
Background Immediate hemostasis following removal of sheaths is essential to prevent access site complications after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Despite various precautions to achieve complete hemostasis in a safe and effective manner, no standard approach is present yet. Objective We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of standard vs modified figure‐of‐eight (sFoE vs mFoE) suture for immediate venous hemostasis after cryoballoon (CB) AF ablation. Methods A total of 150 patients who underwent CB catheter ablation were sequentially allocated to either sFoE ( n = 75) or mFoE ( n = 75) suture to achieve immediate venous hemostasis at right femoral access site after 15 Fr sheath removal. A “three‐way stopcock” was used in the mFoE group rather than tying the knot as in a sFoE group. Demographics, clinical and procedural data, and access site complications were recorded. Results Immediate haemostasis was achieved in all patients ( n = 75) with mFoE suture as compared to 90.7% ( n = 68) of sFoE suture group ( P < .001). Light manual pressure of ≤1 min was required in five patients (6.7%) due to looseness and conventional manual compression because of the snapped silk suture during knotting was required in two patients (2.6%) in the sFoE group. Time to hemostasis was shorter in the mFoE group ( P < .001), but time to ambulation and time to discharge were similar in both groups ( P > .05). Although no minor or major access site complication has occurred in the mFoE group, in‐hospital rebleeding ( n = 2, 2.7%) and early local access site infection ( n = 2, 2.7%) were observed in the sFoE group. Conclusion The mFoE suture using three‐way stopcock is an available, effective, maybe safe, and time‐ and cost‐saving alternative technique to achieve immediate hemostasis after removal of 15 Fr right femoral venous sheath in patients undergoing cryoablation.