title: Compression therapy for acute iatrogenic femoral pseudoaneurysms.
abstract: The marked increase in performance of percutaneous catheter-based vascular interventions combined with aggressive anticoagulation regimens has resulted in a greater frequency of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. Of the available treatment modalities, ultrasound-guided compression has been shown to be widely available, easy to perform, noninvasive, effective, safe, and inexpensive. It is currently the procedure of choice for treatment of these iatrogenic femoral artery injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hye
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans