Pressure ulcer: an unreported complication of the safeguard® hemostasis device. No need to crack under pressure

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 brie...

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Main Authors: Imad Sheiban, Giorgio Quadri, Claudio Moretti, Fiorenzo Gaita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2011-06-01
Series:Heart International
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/2523