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  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Surgery

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  • Vascular complications (VCs) are a concern in cardiac catheterization procedures.
  • The micropuncture technique (MPT) is being adopted to mitigate these risks.
  • A quality improvement project was initiated to assess MPT's effectiveness in reducing VCs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of the micropuncture technique (MPT) in reducing vascular complications (VCs) during femoral artery access.
  • To identify factors associated with a lower incidence of VCs in cardiac catheterization patients.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of 647 non-STEMI femoral artery access cases was conducted.
  • Data from April-August 2016 (regular needle access) were compared to September 2016 onwards (MPT).
  • Vascular complications were defined by BARC criteria; MPT involved fluoroscopic marking of the femoral head without ultrasound guidance.

Main Results:

  • Micropuncture technique (MPT) did not significantly reduce VC rates compared to standard needle access (2.4% vs. 2.2%, p=1.0).
  • MPT utilization did not impact VC risk on univariate or multivariate analysis.
  • Vascular closure device (VCD) utilization was significantly associated with lower VC rates (OR 0.24, p=0.039).

Conclusions:

  • Micropuncture technique (MPT), without ultrasound guidance, did not statistically reduce vascular complications (VCs).
  • Vascular closure devices (VCDs) were the sole factor demonstrating a significant reduction in VCs.
  • Further large randomized studies are needed to confirm the routine benefit of MPT.