Abstract
In recent decades, the number of intracardiac procedures using percutaneous puncture access has increased manifold. Despite the acquisition by operators of expertise and standardization of methods, the problem of complications remains relevant.
AIM: to analyze the frequency and nature of complications of percutaneous access in intracardiac interventions. Suggest recommendations to reduce the incidence of complications.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: analysis of data published in international peer-reviewed journals on the topic, as well as the experience of the vascular surgery clinic of St. Katarina's Hospital.
CONCLUSIONS: the frequency and severity of complications depend on the experience of the operator, the size and frequency of changing the instrument, as well as compliance with the rules of preoperative diagnosis and postoperative management of the patient.
RECOMMENDATIONS: standardized preoperative preparation, careful planning of the intervention, analysis of the state of the access vessels, compliance with the rules of vessel puncture and competent performance of postoperative compression in combination with the use of suturing devices according to indications can reduce the frequency and severity of complications.