Table 2.

Procedural Characteristics

	No Access Site Complication (n=26,112)	Access Site Complication (n=936)	P Value
Indication			0.042
Asymptomatic, %	3.4	2.0
Claudication, %	46.7	51.4
Rest pain, %	12.4	13.6
Tissue loss, %	28.1	23.1
Acute ischemia, %	9.4	10.0
Urgency			<0.001
Elective, %	83.5	80.3
Urgent, %	14.6	15.8
Emergent, %	1.9	4.0
Type of pathology			0.081
None, %	3.0	2.1
Occlusive, %	95.2	95.8
Aneurysmal, %	1.6	2.2
Both, %	0.2	0.0
Access guidance			0.09
None, %	27.1	25.6
Ultrasound, %	33.0	31.1
Fluoroscopy, %	32.9	36.9
Cut-down, %	7.0	6.3
Access site			<0.001
Unilateral femoral artery, %	82.9	74.8
Bilateral femoral artery, %	14.5	20.0
Arm, %	1.5	3.7
Graft, %	0.5	0.6
Popliteal artery, %	0.3	0.1
Other, %	0.3	0.8
Number of arteries treated, mean (range)	1.67 (1 to 6)	1.73 (1 to 6)	0.052
Concomitant CFA endarterectomy, %	7.5	4.9	0.003
Best technical outcome			0.97
Successful, %	95.8	95.8
Stenosis ≥ 30% or 10-mm gradient, %	1.8	1.7
Technical failure, %	2.4	2.5
Pharmacological Thrombolysis	3.8	7.5	<0.001
Largest sheath size			0.003
4 Fr, %	3.6	1.9
5 Fr, %	16.0	13.2
6 Fr, %	58.9	56.8
7 Fr, %	19.3	25.6
8 Fr, %	2.1	2.5
Fluoroscopy time			<0.001
< 10 minutes, %	29.3	24.5
10-30 minutes, %	55.2	54.4
> 30 minutes, %	15.5	21.1
Arterial perforation			<0.001
None, %	99.0	97.2
Iliac artery, %	0.2	1.2
Femoral or popliteal artery, %	0.5	1.3
Tibial artery, %	0.2	0.3
Arterial dissection			<0.001
None, %	94.9	92.1
Iliac artery, %	1.0	2.3
Femoral or popliteal artery, %	3.6	5.0
Tibial artery, %	0.5	0.6
Postprocedural LOS, mean days ± SD (range)	1.2 ± 1.6 (0-7)	1.9 ± 1.9 (0-7)	0.002

CFA indicates common femoral artery; LOS, length of stay; SD, standard deviation.