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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The Angioseal hemostatic device is currently in widespread use for arterial closure after both diagnostic and interventional procedures. Resticking of the artery in which an Angioseal device has been placed has been discouraged for up to 90 days after the initial device placement because of theoretical concerns of disruption or dislodgment of the hemostatic plug. However, no data are available to address this concern. We evaluated the incidence of vascular complications following restick of the artery in which an Angioseal device had been deployed </= 90 days previously in 181 patients. Restick occurred 1-7 days after device placement in 80 patients, 8-30 days in 34 patients, and 31-90 days in 66 patients. There were no major bleeding, vascular repair, vessel occlusion, or embolizations. Three large hematomas (1.7%) were noted. These data suggest that restick can be performed safely after initial Angioseal deployment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1522-1946
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Restick following initial Angioseal use.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Cardiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. bapplega@wfubmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't