title: Quality improvement guidelines for vascular access and closure device use.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Gray 290, Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: Rahul A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Gray 290, Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: T Gregory
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: tgwalker@partners.org.
authors.forename: Wael E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology and Image-guided Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Dariushnia
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Gray 290, Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganguli
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hohenwalter
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Sanjeeva P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kalva
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dheeraj K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Leann S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Darryl A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stratton Medical Center, Albany, New York.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nikolic
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards; D011677:Punctures; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000592:standards*
keywords: CLIP; Closure in Percutaneous Procedures [trial]; FDA; Food and Drug Administration; PCI; VCD; percutaneous coronary intervention; vascular closure device