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1 Routine use of ultrasound-guided access reduces access site-related complications after lower extremity percutaneous revascularization  Ruby C. Lo, MD, Margriet T.M. Fokkema, MD, Thomas Curran, MD, Jeremy Darling, BA, Allen D. Hamdan, MD, Mark Wyers, MD, Michelle Martin, MD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages (February 2015) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Access site-related complication (ASC) rates by year of study. The total number of procedures per period is indicated in parentheses. Routine ultrasound-guided access (RUS) was initiated in September of 2007. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Breakdown of types of access site-related complications (ASCs) with and without routine ultrasound-guided access (RUS). U/S, Ultrasound. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Access site-related complication (ASC) rates by body mass index (BMI) category (a) in all patients, (b) in patients in whom routine ultrasound-guided access (RUS) was not used, and (c) in patients in whom RUS was used. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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