Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Conventional and Radial TIG Catheters for Transradial Diagnostic Coronary Angiography

Table 2

Fluoroscopy time, dosage, and contrast medium for CONV versus TIG catheters.

	CONV total	TIG total	value	CONV w/o CO	TIG w/o CO	value	CONV CO	TIG CO	value
	()	()		()	()		()	()
Fluoroscopy time (min)	2.4 ± 1.5	3.1 ± 2.5	0.01	2.2 ± 1.2	2.3 ± 1.2	n.s.	5.8 ± 0.7	7.6 ± 3.0	n.s.
Radiation dosage (cGycm²)	1468 ± 1075	2000 ± 1550	0.003	1419 ± 1075	1690 ± 1138	n.s.	2372 ± 620	3733 ± 2281	n.s.
Contrast agent (mL)	48 ± 13	56 ± 19	0.0003	47 ± 13	54 ± 17	0.0009	57 ± 13	69 ± 22	n.s.

CONV: conventional catheter group; TIG: TIG catheter group; w/o: without; CO: crossover.