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Ileofemoral access complications are less commonly encountered in an era of increasing transradial intervention. Femoral access site complications vary significantly from minor haematomas to life-threatening bleeding and vascular rupture. Operators need to be able to be able to predict, prevent and where necessary treat ileofemoral access site complications when they do occur.
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Dorman, S.H. (2016). Iliofemoral Artery Dissection, Rupture, or Distal Ischaemia. In: Lindsay, A., Chitkara, K., Di Mario, C. (eds) Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4959-0_32
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