ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Standard Versus Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation of the Femoral Artery in Patients Undergoing Invasive Procedures: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ultrasound-guided versus anatomic landmark-guided percutaneous femoral artery access.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasound guidance for transfemoral access in coronary procedures: an individual participant-level data metaanalysis from the femoral ultrasound trialist collaboration.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation in the paediatric population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Can Ultrasound-Guided in-Plane Puncture Technique Enhance the Precision of Femoral Artery Access? The Randomized PARFEM Trial.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2025Trial
- Ultrasound-guided femoral access in patients with vascular closure devices: a prespecified analysis of the randomised UNIVERSAL trial.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Trial
- Association between bilateral radial artery grafting and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery.JTCVS open · 2026Article
- Intra-arterial catheters: An evidence-based review of device design, function and application.World journal of critical care medicine · 2025Review
- A Six-Step Approach for Optimizing Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Artery Access.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2025Review
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- Killing two birds with one stone: percutaneous management of two simultaneous vascular complications after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2024Article
- Femoral Large Bore Sheath Management: How to Prevent Vascular Complications From Vessel Puncture to Sheath Removal.Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions · 2024Review
- Strategies to Minimize Access Site-related Complications in Patients Undergoing Transfemoral Artery Procedures with Large-bore Devices.Current vascular pharmacology · 2024Review
- Lp(a) in the Pathogenesis of Aortic Stenosis and Approach to Therapy with Antisense Oligonucleotides or Short Interfering RNA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Percutaneous cannulation is associated with lower rate of severe neurological complication in femoro-femoral ECPR: results from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry.Annals of intensive care · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Vascular Access for Percutaneous Coronary and Structural Interventions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Design and Rationale of RoutineCJC open · 2022Article
- ULTrasound-guided TRAnsfemoral puncture in COmplex Large bORe PCI: study protocol of the UltraCOLOR trial.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as Biomarker of COVID-19 Disease Severity-A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear whether or not ultrasound-guided cannulation (UGC) of the femoral artery is superior to the standard approach (SA) in reducing vascular complications and improving access success.
objectiveWe sought to compare procedural and clinical outcomes of femoral UGC versus SA in patients undergoing percutaneous cardiovascular intervention (PCvI).
methodsWe searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus and web sources for randomized trials comparing UGC versus SA. We estimated risk ratio (RR) and standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Primary efficacy endpoint was the success rate at the first attempt, while secondary efficacy endpoints were access time and number of attempts. Primary safety endpoints were the rates of vascular complications, while secondary endpoints were major bleeding, as well as access site hematoma, venepuncture, pseudoaneurysms and retroperitoneal hematoma. This meta-analysis has been registered on Centre for Open Science (OSF) (osf.io/fy82e).
resultsSeven trials were included, randomizing 3180 patients to UGC (
conclusionThis study, which included all available data to date, demonstrated that, compared to a standard approach, ultrasound-guided cannulation of the femoral artery is associated with lower access-related complications and higher efficacy rates. These results could be of great clinical relevance especially in the femoral cannulation of high risk patients.
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