Research Article

A Randomized Trial Comparing Short versus Prolonged Hemostasis with Rescue Recanalization by Ipsilateral Ulnar Artery Compression: Impact on Radial Artery Occlusion—The RESCUE-RAO Trial

Table 2

Periprocedural characteristics.

Prolonged hemostasis (n = 503)Short-time hemostasis (n = 495)

Crossover4 (0.8%)6 (1.2%)0.73
Fluoroscopy time, min10.2 ± 1010.1 ± 9.30.98
Procedure time23.8 ± 10.823.7 ± 10.10.84
Radial artery spasm30 (6%)31 (6.2%)0.93
Artery/sheath ratio0.89 ± 0.10.89 ± 0.10.76