Research Article

The Effects of Diagnosis-Related Group Payment on Diagnostic Cerebral Angiograms through a Transradial and Transfemoral Approach: A Comparative Observational Study

Table 3

Comparison of X-ray radiation time, hospital stay, and puncture time of the two groups ().

GroupX-ray radiation time (min)Ambulation time (h)Puncture time (min)

Radial artery group (n = 112)4.82 ± 1.131.52 ± 0.8622.42 ± 3.55
Femoral artery group (n = 144)5.15 ± 1.0112.06 ± 4.2331.02 ± 2.71
value0.76<0.001<0.001