Pressure ulcer: an unreported complication of the Safeguard® hemostasis device. No need to crack under pressure
Abstract:
Overview
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.
Keywords
Cardiac catheterization, closure vascular access, femoral closure device, vascular access complication.
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Article Information:
Correspondence
Claudio Moretti, Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista “Molinette” Hospital, Corso Bramante 88–90, 10126 Turin, Italy. Tel. +39.011.6334195 – Fax: +39.011.6967053. E-mail: drclamore@yahoo.it
Received
2011-05-07T00:00:00