1. Microvascular tissue perfusion after postcatheterization pseudoaneurysm treatment.
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Stern, M., Schremmer, J., Scharm, S., Baasen, S., Heinen, Y., Sansone, R., Polzin, A., Jung, C., Heiss, C., Kelm, M., and Busch, L.
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FALSE aneurysms ,PERFUSION ,NEAR infrared spectroscopy ,ENDOVASCULAR surgery ,ANKLE brachial index - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Femoral pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a severe complication after endovascular procedures. Ultrasound-guided manual compression (MC) and percutaneous thrombin injection (TI) are frequently used treatments. MC is less effective, TI may cause thromboembolic events. OBJECTIVE: Up to date, there is no data regarding impairment of microvascular tissue perfusion after PSA treatment. METHODS: In this single-center, prospective study 22 patients with PSA were included. We compared macro- and microcirculatory perfusion in the treated and untreated leg at baseline before, after and one day after treatment. Leg perfusion was assessed with ultrasound and ankle-brachial index (ABI). Microcirculatory perfusion of the feet was measured with a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) camera generating StO
2 -tissue-maps. RESULTS: Successful PSA thrombosis was achieved in 16 (100%) patients in TI group and in 4 (66.7%) patients in MC group. There was no evidence of arterial thrombi on ultrasound and the ABI did not differ between groups. NIRS StO2 -tissue-maps of the feet showed no significant difference in both groups concerning the treated (p = 0.121) or the untreated (p = 0.198) leg during follow up. CONCLUSIONS: In this small exploratory study, there was no evidence of micro- and macrovascular tissue perfusion impairment after treatment of postcatheterization femoral pseudoaneurysm with thrombin injection underscoring the safety of this approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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