Postcatheterization femoral artery injuries: repair with color flow US guidance and C-clamp assistance.
Color flow ultrasound-guided compression repair of postcatheterization femoral artery injuries was attempted with the assistance of a C-clamp device in 10 patients. The C-clamp device was designed to hold the transducer in the optimal compression position and eliminate operator fatigue. In nine patients, the lesion was eliminated in a mean compression time of 59 minutes. The C-clamp maintained the transducer in an effective compression position in six procedures; in the other four, intervention to prevent slippage was required.
Fellmeth
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Department of Radiology, Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, CA 95819.
Buckner
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Ferreira
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Rooker
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Parsons
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Brown
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D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003250:Constriction; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy