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Table 4 Procedural safety endpoints

From: The RAVI registry: prospective, multicenter study of radial access in embolization procedures – 30 days follow up

Primary Safety Endpoints

UFE

(n = 70)

PAE

(n = 16)

LT

(n = 7)

OHT

(n = 6)

All Subjects

(n = 99)

SAE within 30 days

 Death

1.4%a

0.0%

14.3%b

0.0%

2.0%

 Myocardial infarct

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Symptomatic stroke

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Hand Ischemia

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Secondary Safety Endpoints

Immediate, trans-procedure

 Radial artery spasm

7.1%

6.3%

28.6%

16.7%

9.1%

 Radial artery dissection

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Forearm artery perforation

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

RA-specific complications within 30 days

 Hematoma at the puncture sitec

5.7%

12.5%

14.3%

16.7%

8.1%

 Symptomatic RA occlusion

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 AV Fistula

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Pseudoaneurysm

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Distal embolism

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Finger amputation/loss of limb

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Surgical/endovascular intervention

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

  1. aAcute hypoxic respiratory failure – not related to technique or device
  2. bEnd stage liver disease – not related to procedure or device
  3. cNot clinically relevant
  4. RA radial artery
  5. AV arteriovenous fistula