Bleeding and vascular complications at the femoral access site following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): an evaluation of hemostasis strategies.
Tavris DR, Wang Y, Jacobs S, Gallauresi B, Curtis J, Messenger J, Resnic FS, Fitzgerald S. Bleeding and vascular complications at the femoral access site following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): an evaluation of hemostasis strategies. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2012, 24: 328-34. PMID: 22781471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular closure deviceFemoral access siteHemostasis strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionVascular complicationsComplication rateSafety profileAccess siteHierarchical multiple logistic regression analysisMultiple logistic regression analysisPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) proceduresVascular complication ratesReduced complication ratesGood safety profileFemoral artery occlusionCoronary intervention proceduresRepresentative observational studyLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisType of hemostasisArtery dissectionCathPCI RegistryArtery occlusionCardiac catheterizationCoronary intervention