Randomized Comparison of Terumo® Coated Slender™ versus Terumo® Noncoated Traditional Sheath during Radial Angiography or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 2

Outcomes among patients treated with Slender versus Standard sheath during coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.

	Valid cases	Slender sheath	Standard sheath	P
Maximal pain, NRS
During sheath insertion	947 (95%)	1 (0-3)	2 (1-3)	0.02
During the procedure	956 (96%)	2 (1-4)	2 (1-4)	0.30
No conversion to femoral access	999 (100%)	436 (87%)	451 (90%)	0.16
Use of verapamil	999 (100%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0.28
Cumulated verapamil, mg.	5	5 (5-5)	5 (5-5)
Use of analgesics	999 (100%)	109 (22%)	93 (19%)	0.20
Cumulated fentanyl, μg.	202	50 (50-99)	50 (50-80)	0.92
Use of sedative	998 (99.9%)	132 (27%)	124 (25%)	0.54
Cumulated midazolam, mg.	256	1.5 (1.2-2.5)	1.5 (1.0-2.5)	0.92
Reverse Barbeau test	858 (86%)			0.52
A		342	350
B		69	63
C		13	8
D		5	8
Number of catheters used	997 (99.8%)	2 (2-3)	2 (2-3)	0.55
Number of sheaths used	996 (99.7%)	1 (1-1)	1 (1-1)	0.06
Time to hemostasis, min.	916 (91.7%)	125 (101-165)	129 (103-161)	0.96