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. 2023 Jul 19;12(14):4779. doi: 10.3390/jcm12144779

Table 3.

Comparative results of blind and targeted embolization procedures.

Targeted
Embolization
Blind
Embolization
p-Value
Number of patients 91 21 -
Male 48 (%) 11 (%) 0.83
Female 43 (%) 10 (%) 0.83
Mean age of patients (years) 73.36 ± 10.6 71.95 ± 16.87 0.62
Mean pre-procedural hemoglobin (g/dL) 8.06 ± 2.76 8.6 ± 2.8 0.96
CTA findings
Anterior hematoma 53 (%) 11 (%) 0.80
Posterior hematoma 38 (%) 10 (%) 0.80
Mean CT-DSA delay (minutes) 413 ± 712 333 ± 217 0.62
DSA findings
Mean number of embolized arteries 1.3 ± 0.57 1.4 ± 0.8 0.42
Procedural timing (<60 min) 40 (47%) 12 (60%) 0.42
Technical success rate 90 (99%) 21 (100%) 0.42
Clinical success rate 78 (86%) 18 (86%) 0.72
Complications rate 2 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 0.81