We have read with interest the article by Cooper and Miller entitled "Infectious Complications Related to the Use of the Angio-Seal Hemostatic Puncture Closure Device" published in a recent issue [1]. They reported on two cases of groin infections requiring surgical repair after deployment of Angio-
Infectious complications related to the use of the Angio-Seal hemostatic puncture closure device
β Scribed by Holger Eggebrecht; Michael Haude; Dietrich Baumgart; Raimund Erbel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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