Research Article
Safety and Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Access for Coronary Interventions through Distal Left Radial Route
| Primary outcomes |
| Coronary angiography success, n (%) | 93/101 (92.1) | Percutaneous coronary intervention success, n (%) | 32/34 (94.1) | Secondary outcomes | Puncture success of left distal radial artery, n (%) | 104/108 (96.3) | Diameter of left distal radial artery by ultrasound (mm) | 2.25 ± 0.34 (mean) 2.20 (median), IQR-0.2 | Mean haemostasis duration (minutes) | 23.1 ± 11.9 | Puncture site complication, n (%) | 11/108 (10.2) | Mean procedure time (minutes) | 55.7 ± 32.8 | Median total fluoroscopic time (minutes) | 6.6 (IQR-14.2) | Median total radiation dose area product (Gray-cm2) | 39.2 (IQR-97.0) | Mean visual analogue scale for pain score (0–10) | 2.4 ± 2.3 | Pain score ≥7 (%) | 7.7 | Mean patient satisfaction score (0–10) | 9.0 ± 1.3 | Satisfaction score <4(%) | 3.8 |
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