Axillary vein puncture versus cephalic vein cutdown for cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: A meta-analysis.
Giampaolo VettaMichele MagnocavalloAntonio ParlavecchioRodolfo CaminitiMarco PolselliAntonio SorgenteFilippo Maria CautiPasquale CreaLuigi PannoneLorenzo MarconArmando Lo SavioLorenzo PistelliFrancesco VettaGian-Battista ChierchiaPietro RossiStefano BianchiAndrea NataleCarlo de AsmundisDomenico G Della RoccaPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2023)
Our meta-analysis suggests that AVP may improve procedural success and reduce total procedural time and venous access time compared to CVC.