4. Death: no case of procedure related death was reported.
There was no case of procedure related death.
Complications were rated as severe if ventilatory or hemodynamic support were needed or in case of procedure-associated mortality from any cause.
However, there were no cases of procedure-related death.
In the study, crossover to the contralateral radial artery was noted in most cases of procedure failure from both groups.
In the case of interventional procedures, written consent was obtained routinely in 72 % of cases.
Diagnosis of this vascular anomaly is needed before cardiac catheterisation, especially in case of interventional procedures such as balloon dilatation, stent implantation or umbrella placement.
In case of multiple procedures with the same hierarchy value, the one listed first in the medical record is used for grouping.
In the case of commercial procedures, costs are likely to be excessively high.
In case of surgical procedures during this trial patients will be excluded from the study and its analyses.
Undetected weaknesses could result in misplaced trust in the IC, meaning a risk to patients and a waste of money in case of ineffective procedures.
