. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.

Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2014 Sep 18;61(2):405–412. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.07.099

TABLE VI.

Comparison of access site-related complication (ASC) rates among high risk groups in whom routine ultrasound-guided access (RUS) was used vs. those in whom it was not

	No RUS (%)	RUS (%)	P
Overall ASC rate	7	4	0.02
ASC rate in elderly (≥ 75yrs) patients	12	5	<.01
ASC rate in patients with CHF	13	7	0.13
ASC rate in patients on warfarin preoperatively	13	10	0.47
VCD failure rate	4	6	0.79

ASC, access site-related complication; CHF, congestive heart failure; RUS, routine ultrasound-guided access; VCD, vascular closure device