Radial vs femoral access for the prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary angiography or intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Giuseppe AndòFelice GragnanoPaolo CalabròMarco Valgimigli

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

Compared with the femoral approach, radial access was associated with a lower incidence of AKI after coronary angiography or intervention, although this benefit was less pronounced in multicenter than in single-center studies.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
randomized controlled trial
ultrasound guided
risk factors
clinical trial
case control
double blind