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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 27;198:222–228. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.093

Table 2.

Outcomes among study patients, classified according to whether technical success was achieved or not.

Outcomes and equipment utilization Overall (n=1036) Technical Success (n=940) Technical Failure (n=96) p
Radial access (%) 22 21 18 0.317
Dual injection (%) 71 69 89 0.001
Procedural success (%) 90 99 0 <0.001
Procedure time (min)* 119 (82–175) 115 (80–167) 179 (127–238) <0.001
Fluoroscopy time (min)* 44 (27–72) 41 (26–68) 70 (49–96) <0.001
Patient AK dose (Gray)* 3.4 (2.0–5.4) 3.2 (2.0–5.3) 5.3 (2.7–7.7) <0.001
Patient DAP dose (Gray* cm2)* 262 (141–397) 258 (141–396) 299 (140–400) 0.598
Contrast volume (ml)* 260 (200–360) 260 (195–350) 305 (208–426) 0.005
*

median, interquartile range

AK: air kerma; DAP: dose area product.