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How to evaluate and to avoid vascular complications at the puncture site

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Imaging and Intervention in Cardiology

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 173))

Abstract

The technique for transfemoral vascular puncture described by Seldinger in 1953 [1] is basically still used today. The procedure can also be used for puncturing the axillary artery or brachial artery. Although it is regarded as the method of choice, the Seldinger technique can lead to various complications at the puncture site. This chapter deals with possible causes and the diagnostic evaluation of such complications and their therapeutic management.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200, Berlin 45, Germany

    Dr Franz Fobbe

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Christoph A. Nienaber

  2. Klinik III für Innere Medizin, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmannstrasse 9, D-50924, Cologne, Germany

    Udo Sechtem

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Fobbe, F. (1996). How to evaluate and to avoid vascular complications at the puncture site. In: Nienaber, C.A., Sechtem, U. (eds) Imaging and Intervention in Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 173. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0115-5_26

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