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The Angio-Seal™ femoral closure device allows immediate ambulation after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention

2011; European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4244/eijv7i2a38

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Anders Hvelplund, Raban Jeger, Remo Osterwalder, Majken Bredahl, Jan Kyst Madsen, Jan Skov Jensen, Christoph Kaiser, Matthias Pfisterer, Søren Galatius,

Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

To test the safety of immediate mobilisation of patients undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) closed with Angio-Seal™ -a femoral vascular closure device.First, a randomised controlled trial of immediate mobilisation vs. delayed ambulation was performed followed by a prospective validation registry to test the obtained results in a real-world situation. The randomised trial comprised 300 patients; the validation registry comprised 1,097 patients. Primary endpoints were complications defined as: small haematoma <5 cm and/or minor bleeding/oozing from the puncture site, haematomas ≥ 5 cm, bleeding needing transfusion, bleeding needing surgical attention, pseudoaneurysm and vasovagal reaction. In the randomised trial, overall complications were similar in both groups (16.0%vs.18.8%; p=0.53). Small haematomas/small bleedings/oozing were the most frequent (12.2% vs.15.3; p=0.44). There were no bleedings needing transfusion or surgical attention, and no pseudoaneurysms occurred. The prospective registry showed similar results. In the standard-care cohort, complications were similar to those in the implementation cohort (9.6% vs.11.3%; p=0.41), mainly consisting of small haematomas/minor bleedings/oozing (6.1% vs.7.3%; p=0.49). No bleedings needed transfusion or surgical attention. Pseudoaneurysms occurred in 1 (0.34%) vs. 3 (0.37%; p=0.94) and vasovagal reactions in three (1.0%) vs. four (0.5%; p=0.33) patients. It was possible to mobilise 87% of patients in the implementation cohort.In patients undergoing coronary angiography or PCI, the use of immediate mobilisation after Angio-Seal™ deployment is safe. With routine use of a femoral vascular closure device, approximately 87% of patients are suitable for immediate mobilisation.