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.