Most accurate definition of a high femoral artery puncture: Aiming to better predict retroperitoneal hematoma in percutaneous coronary intervention
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 05/09/2012
Tremmel JA et al. – Among the three common definitions of high arteriotomy, femoral artery puncture at or above the proximal third of the femoral head is the landmark that most accurately risk stratifies percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients for development of retroperitoneal hematoma (RPH).
