Table 3.

Outcome data.

Variables	All Patients (n = 292)
		Group 1 Proximal Radial or Transvenous Access (n = 235)	Group 2 Distal Radial Access (n = 57)	p-Value
Technical success	286 (97.9%)	231 (98.3%)	55 (96.5%)	0.388
Clinical success	283 (96.9%)	228 (97%)	55 (96.5%)	0.835
Post-procedure access flow rate (mL/min)	1037.8 (±254.2)	1050.7 (±278.7)	984.5 (±86.3)	0.458
Average increase in access flow rate (mL/min)	478.2 (±124.2)	479.1 (±133.6)	474.6 (±74.7)	0.891
Procedure-related complication rate	26 (8.9%)	20 (8.5%)	6 (10.5%)	0.632
Vascular access site complication rate	16 (5.5%)	11 (4.7%)	5 (8.8%)	0.223
Vascular access site complication: -None -Hematoma -Access site spasm -Access site occlusion	276 (94.5%) 12 (4.1%) 1 (0.3%) 3 (1.1%)	224 (95.3%) 9 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 2 (0.9%)	52 (91.2%) 3 (5.3%) 1 (1.8%) 1 (1.8%)	0.187
Procedure-related complications (CIRSE classification): -None -Minor (grade 1–2–3) -Major (grade 4–5–6)	266 (91.1%) 26 (8.9%) 0 (0%)	215 (91.5%) 20 (8.5%) 0 (0%)	51 (89.5%) 6 (10.5%) 0 (0%)	0.632
Required treatment for complications: -None -Medical -Percutaneous -Surgical	266 (91.1%) 26 (8.9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)	215 (91.5%) 20 (8.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)	51 (89.5%) 6 (10.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)	0.632

Abbreviations: min: minutes; mL: milliliter.