Table 2 Procedural characteristics of the studied groups
All patients (n = 300) | Brachial access (n = 150) | Femoral access (n = 150) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Procedural characteristics | ||||
Procedure | 0.96 | |||
Coronary angiography (%) | 141 (47.0%) | 73 (48.7%) | 68 (45.3%) | |
Simple PCI (%) | 83 (27.7%) | 40 (26.7%) | 43 (28.7%) | |
CTO PCI (%) | 10 (3.3%) | 4 (2.7%) | 6 (4.0%) | |
LMCA PCI (%) | 24 (8.0%) | 11 (7.3%) | 13 (8.7%) | |
Bifurcation PCI (%) | 33 (11.0%) | 17 (11.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | |
Intracoronary imaging (%) | 9 (3.0%) | 5 (3.3%) | 4 (2.7%) | |
Sheath size | ||||
5F (%) | 20 (6.7%) | 11 (7.3%) | 9 (6.0%) | 0.6 |
6F (%) | 267 (89.0%) | 133 (88.7%) | 134 (89.3%) | 0.85 |
7F (%) | 13 (4.3%) | 6 (4.0%) | 7 (4.7%) | 0.78 |
Side | ||||
Right (%) | 207 (69.0%) | 97 (64.7%) | 110 (73.3%) | 0.11 |
Left (%) | 83 (27.7%) | 49 (32.7%) | 34 (22.7%) | 0.05* |
Both left and right (%) | 10 (3.3%) | 4 (2.7%) | 6 (4.0%) | 0.52 |
Access time (min) | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 0.05* |
Procedure time (min) | 66.2 ± 24.1 | 60.8 ± 26.2 | 72.4 ± 20.6 | 0.19 |
Fluoroscopy time (min) | 26.2 ± 4.8 | 23.9 ± 5.0 | 29.6 ± 1.1 | 0.06 |
Amount of contrast (ml) | 169.5 ± 68.1 | 133.9 ± 55.6 | 205.1 ± 64.7 | 0.1 |
Hospital stay (days) | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | < 0.001* |