Severe infection following arteriotomy with Angio-Seal super( registered )

Diagnostic or interventional femoral artery catheterizations are more and more commonly practiced, so are haemostatic puncture closure devices, used to prevent bleeding complications and decrease hospital length of stay. Complications, such as infections, have been reported after using haemostatic p...

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Published inMédecine et maladies infectieuses Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 292 - 295
Main Authors Barbieux, M, Tremel, F, Epaulard, O, Vitrat-Hincky, V, Roch, N, Bonadona, A, Brion, J-P, Stahl, J-P, Pavese, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2010
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Summary:Diagnostic or interventional femoral artery catheterizations are more and more commonly practiced, so are haemostatic puncture closure devices, used to prevent bleeding complications and decrease hospital length of stay. Complications, such as infections, have been reported after using haemostatic puncture closure devices. We report the case of a female patient presenting with severe infection after Angio-Seal super( registered use: femoral artery infection with sepsis and multiple organ failure, septic embolism with embolic skin abscesses, bacterial arthritis and inferior limb necrosis. Studies comparing the infectious risk of manual compression versus haemostatic puncture closure devices are contradictory. Nevertheless, aseptic rules must be strictly observed. Indications for these devices concern only patients with high risk of hemorrhage and should be discussed for immunodepressed, diabetic, or obese patients.)Original Abstract: Les explorations et gestes par ponction arterielle sont de plus en plus frequents. L'utilisation des dispositifs hemostatique specifiques permet de reduire le risque hemorragique et la duree d'hospitalisation. Des complications liees a l'utilisation de ces dispositifs, dont l'Angio-Seal super( registered , ont ete rapportees. Il s'agit principalement de complications vasculaires ou mecaniques cependant on retrouve des infections rares mais graves. Nous rapportons le cas d'une infection grave apres utilisation d'Angio-Seal) super( registered ). Une patiente a presente une endarterite avec choc septique, emboles septiques cutanes, arthrite septique sur emboles et necrose du membre inferieur. Les etudes comparant la compression manuelle et les dispositifs hemostatiques sont contradictoires en ce qui concerne le risque infectieux, meme si les regles d'asepsie sont tres rigoureuses. Les indications devraient etre limitees aux cas a risque hemorragique eleve et discutees chez les immunodeprimes, diabetiques ou obeses
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ISSN:0399-077X
DOI:10.1016/j.medmal.2009.06.011