title: Use of a pneumatic compression system (FemoStop) as a treatment option for femoral artery pseudoaneurysms after percutaneous cardiac procedures.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm (PA) formation is a well-documented complication of femoral arterial puncture in patients undergoing percutaneous cardiac procedures. Besides surgical repair, there has been success in obliterating the PAs by Duplex ultrasound guided compression (mostly those < 4.0 cm). We analyzed the use of prolonged femoral compression using a pneumatic compression system (FemoStop by USCI) in 10 patients who developed femoral PAs following an interventional cardiac procedure. All PAs were diagnosed by ultrasound and had unsuccessful duplex-guided compression. The size of the PA ranged from 2.8-4.0 cm in diameter. All patients had the FemoStop system placed over the PA with continuous pressure for 12-18 hr. PA obliteration was successful in 90% of cases as confirmed by ultrasound. The only complication observed was skin abrasion in two patients. Our results indicate that the FemoStop system is a simple and effective technique for treatment of femoral artery PAs.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City 10029, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dangas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duvvuri
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D016896:Treatment Outcome