Ultrasound guidance for femoral venous access in electrophysiology procedures-systematic review and meta-analysis.

Peter KupoRóbert PapLászló SághyDalma TényiAlexandra BálintDorottya DebreceniIndranill Basu-RayAndrás Komócsi

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)

Real-time US-guidance of femoral vein puncture in EP procedures is beneficial: it reduces major and minor vascular complications, inadvertent artery puncture, postprocedural groin pain, and puncture time.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
chronic pain
magnetic resonance imaging
pain management
risk factors
spinal cord injury