n = | Right radial access attempted | Femoral access attempted | P value | ||
158 | % | 154 | % | ||
Indications/goal of angiogram | |||||
Presence of abnormality on non-invasive imaging | 50 | 31.6% | 47 | 30.5% | 0.83 |
Surveillance of known untreated abnormality | 4 | 2.5% | 4 | 2.6% | 0.97 |
Follow-up of previously treated abnormality | 53 | 33.5% | 50 | 32.5% | 0.84 |
Evaluate extracranial carotid/vertebral disease | 10 | 6.3% | 11 | 7.1% | 0.77 |
Rule out cause of intracranial hemorrhage | 17 | 10.8% | 17 | 11.0% | 0.95 |
Rule out blunt cerebrovascular injury | 15 | 9.5% | 14 | 9.1% | 0.90 |
Rule out cerebral vasculopathy | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 2.6% | 0.17 |
Rule out unruptured mycotic aneurysm | 5 | 3.2% | 2 | 1.3% | 0.27 |
Other | 2 | 1.3% | 5 | 3.2% | 0.24 |
Female | 98 | 62.0% | 83 | 53.9% | 0.15 |
Mean age | 57.1 | 56.4 | 0.67 | ||
Mean BMI | 29.5 | 29.4 | 0.90 | ||
On active dual antiplatelets | 24 | 15.2% | 24 | 15.6% | 0.95 |
On active anticoagulation | 16 | 10.1% | 16 | 10.4% | 0.94 |
Mean starting hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.1 | 13.3 | 0.40 | ||
Mean starting hematocrit (%) | 38.7 | 39.1 | 0.48 | ||
Mean starting creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.79 | ||
Outpatient n = | 68 | 43.0% | 53 | 34.4% | 0.12 |
BMI, body mass index.