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- Title
Pressure ulcer: an unreported complication of the Safeguard hemostasis device. No need to crack under pressure.
- Authors
Moretti, Claudio; Quadri, Giorgio; Gaita, Fiorenzo; Sheiban, Imad
- Abstract
Diagnostic cardiac catheterizations are predominantly performed using the femoral artery access. Several devices have been developed to aid in the closure of femoral arteriotomy. Safeguard® is a new pneumatic compression device that has been developed for compression of the femoral artery after brief manual compression. We hereby report the case of an elderly patient who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention via the femoral artery in whom a Safeguard™ device, left overnight because of persistent oozing, provoked an extensive pressure ulcer. Knowledge of this potential complication is important to minimize its occurance and provide appropriate treatment.
- Subjects
CARDIAC catheterization; FEMORAL artery; OLDER patients; ULCERS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Heart International, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1826-1868
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/hi.2011.e3