Complications of catheter cerebral arteriography: analysis of 5,000 procedures. I. Criteria and incidence.
Computer analysis of complications of 5,000 catheter cerebral arteriograms performed at four hospitals (two training and two nontraining) revealed a total of 68 complications (1.4%). Eight (0.16%) of these complications were major: five patients required thrombectomy or embolectomy, two had permanent neurologic deficits, and one patient died. The complication rate for the training hospitals (3.9%) was significantly higher than that for the nontraining hospitals (0.9%), but the rates of permanent complications were identical in both groups (0.1%). Reporting criteria and complication types are described.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009461:Neurologic Manifestations