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At the end of the case, you will usually have to give up your hard-fought vascular access. The most common means of achieving hemostasis in pediatric patients is still manual compression. There is actually a technique to pulling catheters and holding the groin. Groin hematomas are usually the result of poor holding technique in establishing and maintaining hemostasis, and occur relatively commonly, especially during a fellow’s first month in the lab.
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Bergersen, L., Foerster, S., Marshall, A.C., Meadows, J. (2009). After the Case. In: Bergersen, L., Foerster, S., Marshall, A.C., Meadows, J. (eds) Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77292-9_4
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