The efficacy of ultrasound-guided compression of iatrogenic femoral pseudo-aneurysms.
OBJECTIVE
to evaluate ultrasound guided compression (UGC) for the treatment of iatrogenic femoral pseudoaneurysms (PA).


METHODS
retrospective follow-up of 130 patients with suspected PA referred from the cardiac catheterisation laboratory over a 36-month period.


RESULTS
the overall incidence of PA was 0.5% and was significantly higher after therapeutic (1.5%) than diagnostic (0.3%) procedures (p <0.000001). Forty-eight patients with a PA were treated with UGC with an 88% success rate. Success did not appear to be related to PA diameter.


CONCLUSIONS
the efficacy of UGC as treatment of PAs is confirmed.
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Department of Vascular Surgery RK, Rigshospitalet 3111, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
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Helgstrand
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D011312:Pressure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography