TRANSRADIAL INTERVENTION (also known as the “transradial approach” and “transradial access”) has taken the interventional community by storm.
In France and Japan, 40% of PCIs (percutaneous coronary interventions) are performed through the radial approach. TRI is also very popular in Canada, Italy, Spain, and the UK.
The TCVS group in Ahmedabad, India has performed over 25,000 transradial interventions; over 98% of their cases are performed through the radial approach.
The benefits of transradial intervention have been clearly documented. Vastly reduced complications, early ambulation, staff and hospital convenience, and patient preference are making the radial approach the approach of choice worldwide.
Watch for the transradial approach to be used in increasingly sophisticated coronary and peripheral interventions.
Links:
[1] http://transradialworld.org/index.html