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Table 4 Cannulation characteristics

From: The technical features of the diagnosis or treatment of coronary artery disease through the distal radial artery approach at the anatomical snuffbox compared with the conventional radial artery approach

 

dTRI group (n = 151)

TRI group (n = 151)

P value

Whole success cannulation

136 (90.0)

148 (98.0)

0.04

Number of puncture attempts

1.656 ± 1.195

1.139 ± 0.490

 < 0.001

One-time successful cannulation

104 (68.9)

137 (90.7)

 < 0.001

Crossover to other approach

 Cannot puncture*

6 (4.0)

1 (0.7)

0.121

 Cannot wire*

8 (5.3)

0

0.007

 Sheath failure*

1 (0.7)

2 (1.3)

 > 0.999

Puncture time (min)

3.479 ± 1.102

1.207 ± 0.659

 < 0.001

Hemostasis time (min)

173.272 ± 41.817

273.417 ± 42.098

 < 0.001

VAS pain score

2.311 ± 3.858

1.543 ± 0.839

 < 0.01

Satisfaction score

8.146 ± 1.157

7.940 ± 1.555

0.194

  1. VAS visual analogue scale
  2. *Data was compared by Fisher’s exact test