Comparison between the Right and Left Distal Radial Access for Patients Undergoing Coronary Procedures: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Table 4

Endpoints.

	Right distal radial access (n = 91)	Left distal radial access (n = 91)	value
Primary endpoint
DRA success	88 (96.7%)	88 (96.7%)	1.0
Secondary endpoints
Access time, (sec), median (IQR)	39 (25–60)	50 (29–90)	0.035
Coronary procedural success after DRA	88 (100%)	88 (100%)	1.0
Procedural time, (min), median (IQR	27 (15–40)	25 (17–41)	0.360
Radial artery occlusion, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.0
Radial artery spasm, n (%)	2 (2.2%)	6 (6.6%)	0.148
Hematoma, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.0
DAP, (Gy.m2), median (IQR)	32 (20–56.2)	32 (19–46)	0.472
Fluoroscopy time, (min), median (IQR)	4.4 (2.5–9.1)	4.3 (2.4–7.5)	0.251
VAS patient comfort for access, mean (SD))	2.1 (0.3)	2.3 (0.7)	0.494
VAS patient comfort for hemostasia, mean (SD)	2.1 (0.2)	2.1 (0.3)	0.497

DRA, distal radial access, IQR, interquartile range; DAP, dose-area product; VAS, visual analog scale.