TY - JOUR T1 - Local and intracraneal complications derived from cerebral arteriography JO - Revista Científica de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica (English ed.) T2 - AU - Serrano Clerencia,Mònica AU - Sánchez-Gómez,Almudena AU - Giner,Anna Grau AU - Morales,Laura Cardete AU - Amaro Delgado,Sergi SN - 2530299X M3 - 10.1016/j.sedeng.2022.02.001 DO - 10.1016/j.sedeng.2022.02.001 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-revista-cientifica-sociedad-espanola-enfermeria-447-articulo-local-intracraneal-complications-derived-from-S2530299X22000152 AB - BackgroundAlthough cerebral angiography is the reference technique for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, it is not without complications. ObjectivesTo determine the incidence and risk factors of complications derived from therapeutic cerebral angiography (TCA), as well as to assess the risk factors associated with the appearance of local and intracranial complications. MethodologyRetrospective cross-sectional study on TCAs carried out in 2018 on admission to the Stroke Unit of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. The study was approved by the centre’s ethics committee. Demographic, clinical, analytical, and procedure-derived variables were collected. All patients older than 18 years undergoing TCA were included. Patients undergoing diagnostic cerebral arteriography and/or with a hospital stay less than 24h were excluded. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for the comparison of quantitative variables and Pearson’s Chi-squared test for the qualitative variables. ResultsComplications were frequent, occurring in almost half of the sample (44%). A longer duration of arteriography was associated with an increase in local complications (p=.005). Intracranial complications occurred in 33% of the patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy and were associated with older age (p=.012), stent use (associated or not with aspiration) (p=.003), and complete recanalization (p=.02), as well as having a worse functional status at discharge (p=.006). ConclusionsComplications derived from ACT are frequent. Their importance and incidence must be known to detect those subjects at higher risk for developing them due to their functional implications and increased hospital stay. ER -