Table 8.
Classification of complications
| Complication | Category of Complication |
|---|---|
| Abscess | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Angina/coronary ischemia | Cardiac |
| Idiosyncratic reaction | Medication-related |
| Allergic/anaphylactoid reaction | Contrast-related |
| Arterial occlusion/thrombosis, puncture site | Vascular |
| Arterial occlusion/thrombosis, remote from puncture site | Vascular |
| Arteriovenous fistula | Vascular |
| Congestive heart failure | Cardiac |
| Device malfunction with adverse effect | Device-related |
| Death related to procedure | Death |
| Death unrelated to procedure (30-day mortality) | Death |
| Dysrhythmia, cardiac | Cardiac |
| Embolization, arterial | Vascular |
| Fluid/electrolyte imbalance | General nonvascular |
| Hematoma bleed, remote site | Vascular |
| Hematoma bleed at needle, device path: nonvascular procedure | Vascular |
| Hematoma bleed, puncture site: vascular procedure | Vascular |
| Incorrect drug | Medication-related |
| Incorrect dosage | Medication-related |
| Intimal injury/dissection | Vascular |
| Ischemia/infarction of tissue/organ | Vascular |
| Incorrect site of administration | Medication-related |
| Local infection | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Liver failure | General nonvascular |
| Migration of embolic material from target site | Device-related |
| Myocardial infarction | Cardiac |
| Malposition | Device-related |
| Nausea/vomiting | General nonvascular |
| Other (cardiac) | Cardiac |
| Other (contrast-related) | Contrast-related |
| Other (central nervous system complication) | Neurologic |
| Other dose-dependent complication | Contrast-related |
| Other (device-related) | Device-related |
| Other (gastrointestinal) | General nonvascular |
| Other (general nonvascular) | General nonvascular |
| Other (hematologic) | General nonvascular |
| Other (infectious/inflammatory) | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Other (medication-related) | Medication-related |
| Other (neurologic) | Neurologic |
| Other (respiratory/pulmonary) | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Other (vascular) | Vascular |
| Pancreatitis | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Pulmonary embolism | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Pulmonary embolism | Vascular |
| Peritonitis | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Hypotension | Cardiac |
| Hypoxia | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Pulmonary edema | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Peripheral nervous system complication | Neurologic |
| Pneumothorax | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Pseudoaneurysm | Vascular |
| Respiratory arrest | Respiratory/pulmonary |
| Renal failure | Contrast-related |
| Septicemia/bacteremia | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Seizure | Neurologic |
| Septic shock | Infectious/inflammatory |
| Stroke, ischemic | Neurologic |
| Stroke, hemorrhagic | Neurologic |
| Tissue extravasation | Contrast-related |
| Transient ischemic attack | Neurologic |
| Unintended perforation of hollow viscus | General nonvascular |
| Vascular perforation or rupture | Vascular |
| Vagal reaction | Cardiac |
| Vasospasm | Vascular |
| Venous occlusion/thrombosis, puncture site | Vascular |
| Venous occlusion/thrombosis, remote from puncture site | Vascular |