Femoral Vascular Access Using Radiographic Landmarks
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .75
Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes
Publication Date: Sept 4, 2019
Expiration date: Sept 3, 2025
Reviewed: Sept 3, 2022
Description:
Femoral arterial and venous access have been a mainstay of diagnostic and interventional cardiology for decades. While the majority of cases are now done with radial arterial access in many laboratories, femoral access continues to be performed in many cases and offers unique advantages in selected patients, for example in patients with bilateral intact internal mammary artery (IMA) coronary bypass grafts or in patients with poor upper extremity vascular access such as in many hemodialysis patients with renal failure. Femoral cases can be performed safely, but meticulous attention should be paid to all aspects of femoral artery and venous access sites.
You Will Learn
- To correctly identify anatomic landmarks including bony landmarks such as the femoral head in relation to vascular structures
- To enumerate factors that increase the risk of femoral access
- To discuss the typical equipment used for vascular access including needles, wires, and catheters/sheaths
- To recognize complexities of femoral and iliac anatomy and to understand potential remedies
Method and medium:
Michael Ragosta III, MD
Dr. Michael Ragosta is an attending cardiologist at the University of Virginia Health System with a sub-specialty in interventional cardiology. His clinical practice includes complex percutaneous coronary intervention, myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, structural heart disease, and general cardiology. Dr. Ragosta is the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at UVA and author of numerous textbooks related to cardiac catheterization and hemodynamic interpretation.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
