Abordaje transradial para angiografía cerebral diagnóstica: primera experiencia en un hospital de la seguridad social / Transradial approach for diagnostic cerebral angiography: first experience in a social security hospital

RESUMEN

RESUMEN El abordaje transradial está ganando territorio en el campo neuroendovascular para procedimientos diagnósticos y terapéuticos. Menos complicaciones, menor tiempo hospitalario y mayor confort del paciente son características de este abordaje. Sin embargo, la transición del abordaje femoral clásico al abordaje radial es difícil de lograr en instituciones con protocolos establecidos. Presentamos nuestra experiencia inicial utilizando el abordaje transradial para angiografía cerebral diagnóstica realizados exitosamente logrando la cateterización de todos los vasos supra-aórticos.

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT The transradial approach for diagnostic cerebral angiography is aiming to become the standard technique in the neuroendovascular field for both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Some characteristics for this approach include less complications, shorter hospital stay and more comfort for patients. However, transitioning from the classical femoral approach to the radial approach is difficult to achieve in facilities with well-established protocols. We report our initial experience using the transradial approach for diagnostic cerebral angiography, where all supraaortic blood vessels were successfully catheterized.