Distal radial approach between theory and clinical practice.. Time to go distal!

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 3 Comparison between the two studied groups according to different parameters

	Group I (n = 50)		Group II (n = 50)		χ²	p
	No	%	No	%	χ²	p
Setting
Urgent setting	21	42.0	27	54.0	1.442	0.230
Elective setting	29	58.0	23	46.0
ACS	21	42.0	27	54.0	1.442	0.230
CCS	28	56.0	20	40.0	2.564	0.109
Pre-operative assessment	1	2.0	3	6.0	1.042	0.307
Procedural success	37	74.0	48	96.0	9.490^*	0.002^*
Cannulation success	37	74.0	48	96.0	9.490^*	0.002^*

χ² Chi square test, p p value for comparing between the studied groups, Group I distal radial artery, Group II conventional radial artery
*Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05