Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 7 1 2024, Pages 15266028241301278 Ultrasound-Guided vs Non-Ultrasound-Guided Angio-Seal Vascular Hemosasis After Endovascular Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease: An Observational Study. Groenewegen FA, Charehbili A, Panfilov IA, Engels C, De Jong WJ, Burgmans M, Van der Bogt KEA, Eefting D, Van der Steenhoven TJ, Van der Linden E, Urlings T
Clinical impact
Ultrasound visualization of vascular closure devices during endovascular access closure leads to a significant decrease in overall and major post interventional access site complications. This non-invasive and often readily available imaging technique could therefore lead to an important decrease in morbidity and subsequent overall health care costs when added to the standard intervention protocol. With the increasing use of endovascular techniques to treat peripheral artery disease, the addition of ultrasound-techniques in closure of endovascular access sites could potentially have a large clinical impact, both on patient outcomes as well as financial outcomes.
