FREQUENCY OF COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSULNAR APPROACH FOR CORONARY ANGIOGARPHY

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of complications associated withtransulnar approach for coronary interventions. Methodology: A single centered, cross sectional, study was conducted fromApril 2014 to March 2015. Patients undergoing coronary intervention throughtransulnar approach in Cardiology Department of Punjab Institute of Cardiologywere included after fulfilling inclusion criteria. Patients were observed andclinically assessed for periprocedure complications and their percentagesrecorded. Result: A total number of 300 patients were studied. About 23.3% showedminor bleeding, 4.3% showed ulnar artery occlusion, 4% showed majorbleeding, 2.7% had ulnar nerve injury and hematoma formation was observed inonly1% of patients. Conclusion: The frequency of complications associated with transulnarapproach is low during coronary interventions and this approach can be analternate to transradial approach. Key Words: Transulnar interventions, Coronary angiographic approaches,Coronary angiography.