TY - JOUR
T1 - Is high body mass index associated with increased risk of groin complications using manual compression after diagnostic coronary angiography?
AU - Mathur, G.
AU - Sreedasyam, A.
AU - Panayotova, Rosica
AU - Rodrigues, Erwin
AU - Davis, Gershan
PY - 2008/11/12
Y1 - 2008/11/12
N2 - There is a common perception that high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of bleeding complications at the site of femoral puncture when manual compression is used for achieving hemostasis. Because of lack of evidence to support or refute this, we conducted a study to assess whether raised BMI is associated with increased risk of groin complications. 15 cases of groin complications after manual compression over 2 years and 40 controls were each divided into 3 groups according to BMI. Baseline characteristics of cases and controls were similar. High BMI was not found to be associated with increased risk of groin complications, suggesting that manual compression is safe and effective in patients with raised BMI.
AB - There is a common perception that high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of bleeding complications at the site of femoral puncture when manual compression is used for achieving hemostasis. Because of lack of evidence to support or refute this, we conducted a study to assess whether raised BMI is associated with increased risk of groin complications. 15 cases of groin complications after manual compression over 2 years and 40 controls were each divided into 3 groups according to BMI. Baseline characteristics of cases and controls were similar. High BMI was not found to be associated with increased risk of groin complications, suggesting that manual compression is safe and effective in patients with raised BMI.
KW - Body mass index
KW - Diagnostic coronary angiography
KW - Groin complications
KW - Manual compression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.105
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.105
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 18255173
AN - SCOPUS:54549095943
SN - 0167-5273
VL - 130
SP - 83
EP - 85
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -