Incidence of vascular complications in patients submitted to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty by transradial and transfemoral arterial approach

OBJECTIVE: To describe the vascular complications of transradial and transfemoral artery punctures in patients submitted to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS: Prospective cohort study including patients submitted to PTCA. An interview was performed and an instrument applied to collect risk factors/predictors of complications. After the procedure, a physical examination was performed, vital signs were measured and the puncture site was assessed. RESULTS: 199 patients were included, age 64±10 years. Complications found for the radial and femoral approach were respectively: ecchymosis (18.29%), (17.14%); bruising (17.66%), (14.27%); urinary retention (2.43%), (25.71%); loss of vessel permeability (8.53%), (0%). CONCLUSION: The complications found were considered minor or secondary, depending on the classification found in literature. A higher rate of vascular complications related to transradial artery punctures compared to the interventions performed by transfemoral approach.

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Main Authors:	Armendaris,Marinez Kellermann, Azzolin,Karina de Oliveira, Alves,Fabiane Jaqueline Martins Santos, Ritter,Simone Giradello, Moraes,Maria Antonieta Pereira de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo 2008
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002008000100017
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