Left radial vs right femoral: comparison between arterial accesses in c-TACE procedures in terms of operator radiations exposure and patient comfort
Purpose This multicenter prospective study aims to compare transradial access versus transfemoral access in conventional transarterial chemoembolization (c-TACE) procedures, focusing on operators radiations exposure, patients comfort, technical success and vascular access complications. Materials an...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Radiologia medica 2024-12, Vol.129 (12), p.1936-1943 |
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This multicenter prospective study aims to compare transradial access versus transfemoral access in conventional transarterial chemoembolization (c-TACE) procedures, focusing on operators radiations exposure, patients comfort, technical success and vascular access complications.
Materials and methods
Patients were affected by hepatocellularcarcinoma (HCC) in intermediate stage or previous stages unfit for ablation and/or surgery; they were randomized into two groups according to arterial access site (Group F: right femoral access in standard position; Group R: radial access with left arm abduced 90°). Overall fluoroscopy time was recorded. Eight thermoluminescence dosimeters were positioned immediately before each procedure to monitor radiation doses. Technical success was intended as complete HCC nodules lipiodolization at final plain cone-beam CT.
Results
Group F included 23 patients, while group R 19. Mean fluoroscopy time was lower in group F but difference was not statistically significant (
p
-value > 0.05). In terms of operators radiations exposure, no significant differences were found (
p
-value > 0.05). Technical success was obtained in 81.5% in group F and 84.8% in group R, without significant differences (
p
-value > 0.05). Patients discomfort was significantly (
p
-value 0.05); no major complications occurred.
Conclusions
In this study, no statistical differences were observed in terms of operators radiations exposure, fluoroscopy time and technical success during c-TACE performed with left radial access compared to right femoral access; patients comfort was significantly better with radial access. These data should lead interventional radiologists to favor radial access in c-TACE interventions. |
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ISSN: | 1826-6983 0033-8362 1826-6983 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11547-024-01906-8 |