Table 3 Times consumed for successful placement of REBOA catheters compared between the percutaneous ultrasound-guided technique group and the surgical cut-down access group.

From: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided versus open cut-down access to femoral vessels for the placement of a REBOA catheter

 

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided technique

Surgical cut-down access

p

n of procedures

40

40

 

Time to [seconds] (median, IQR)

 Vessel visualization

18 (15–33)

131 (95–165)

 < 0.001

 Vessel puncture

58 (36–170)

178 (157–211)

 < 0.001

 Balloon inflation

226 (149–315)

284 (233–359)

0.03

  1. IQR—inter-quartile range, n—number, REBOA—resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta.
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