Perspectives on Vascular Closure Device and the Latest Evidence
Perspectives on Vascular Closure Device and the Latest Evidence
Perspectives on Vascular Closure Device and the Latest Evidence
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Perspectives</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Vascular</strong> <strong>Closure</strong> <strong>Device</strong>s<br />
<strong>Vascular</strong> Access-related Complicati<strong>on</strong>s in Pts With any VCD Vs. MC<br />
A database search<br />
(Cochrane, Medline,<br />
CINAHL, EMBASE)<br />
from 1991 to 2003<br />
identified 30<br />
r<strong>and</strong>omized, case<br />
c<strong>on</strong>trolled or registry<br />
studies for analysis<br />
involving 37,066 pts.<br />
No difference in access<br />
site complicati<strong>on</strong>s was<br />
noted between VCD<br />
<strong>and</strong> MC pts overall.<br />
Diam<strong>on</strong>ds = all studies; squares = r<strong>and</strong>omized studies<br />
Nikolsky E et al JACC 2004;44:1200-9
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