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Table 1 Vascular complications of femoral arterial access (in descending order of frequency)

From: Multidetector CT of iatrogenic and self-inflicted vascular lesions and infections at the groin

Complication type

Frequency (% of procedures)

Haemorrhage

4.5% - 12%

Retroperitoneal haemorrhage

0.1% - 0.5%

Femoral pseudoaneurysm

0.05% - 2% - Diagnostic angiography

3.5% - 8% - Interventions

Arterio-venous fistula

<1%

Femoral artery occlusion

0.19%

Femoral artery dissection

0.02–0.3%