The Impact of Access Site on Patient Quality of Life
Jan Roczniak, Wojciech Koziołek, Marcin Piechocki, Tomasz Tokarek, Andrzej Surdacki, Stanisław Bartus, and Michał ChyrchelExplore how radial access can help reduce the risk of complications, and why it is the preferred approach of patients.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- With lower access site complications, radial access was the safest approach compared with brachial access and femoral access.
- Patient satisfaction was higher with a radial access approach.
- Radial access represents a preferable approach from the patient’s perspective.
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