FEMORAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AFTER CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURE

Course overview

FEMORAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES HAVE BECOME POWERFUL TOOLS FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND OTHER PROCEDURALISTS TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS AT THE CATHETERIZATION ENTRY SITE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS, WHICH FALL INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES; PASSIVE AND ACTIVE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS FEMORAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND REQUIRE FEMORAL VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES.