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Entrapment of an arterial pressure catheter by a previously deployed starclose device |
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| Authors: | Abdallah K. Alameddine MD John A. Rousou MD |
| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Abstract: | Herein is a case report description of entrapment of an arterial pressure line by a previously deployed Starclose device. This device is widely used to control femoral artery puncture site following diagnostic catheterization. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
| Keywords: | diagnostic cardiac catheterization (CATH) closure vascular access (CLOS) complications adult cath/intervention (COMP) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) |