Critical lower limb ischemia from an embolized Angio-Seal closure device.

Critical lower limb ischemia from an embolized Angio-Seal closure device.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2013 Oct;26(4):398-400
Authors: Cianci C, Kowal RC, Feghali G, Hohmann S, Stoler RC, Choi JW
Abstract
Vascular closure devices were introduced in the early 1990s in an effort to reduce time to hemostasis, enable early ambulation, and improve the comfort of patients undergoing femoral artery access for endovascular procedures. Many of these devices leave a foreign component in or around the artery, which can lead to complications such as hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, infection, or limb ischemia. Here we present a case where device embolization led to arterial occlusion and critical limb ischemia.
PMID: 24082419 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - October 1, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cianci C, Kowal RC, Feghali G, Hohmann S, Stoler RC, Choi JW Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research