Feasibility and Safety of the Distal Transradial Artery for Coronary Diagnostic or Interventional Catheterization

Table 2

Procedural and postprocedural characteristics of the dTRA and TRA groups.

	dTRA	TRA
Success rate, n (%)	432 (96.00)	435 (96.67)	0.814
Access time, min	3.90 ± 2.50	3.10 ± 2.40	0.642
Hemostatic band removal time, min	150.50 ± 50.50	210.60 ± 60.50	0.032
Access site minor bleeding	11 (2.44)	29 (6.44)	0.038
Hematoma	11 (2.44)	8 (1.78)	0.602
Cost of hemostatic band, USD	0.1	59.4	<0.00
Radial artery occlusion after procedure	7 (1.56)	17 (3.78%)	0.033

n = 450 in each group; data reported as n (%) unless indicated otherwise. Access time was the time from the subcutaneous local anesthetic to the administration of heparin.