Incidence of transfemoral PPCI and motives to refrain from TRA–PPCI
| 2001–2 | 2003–4 | 2005–6 | 2007–8 | p Value | |
| No of procedures | 392 | 565 | 727 | 616 | <0.001 |
| TRA–PPCI not attempted, n (%) | 36 (9.2) | 30 (5.3) | 17 (2.3) | 8 (1.3) | |
| Reason to refrain from TRA, n | |||||
| Recent TRA | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Radial artery not palpable | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Anatomical reasons | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Negative Allen's test | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Femoral sheath in situ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fellow-in-training | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cardiac arrest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Previous CABG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Need for temporary pacing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Previous failure of TRA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Not specified | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
In case of recent TRA, a pressure bandage was still applied in the majority of cases. Anatomical reasons included Cimino shunt, broken arm, etc. CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PPCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention; TRA, transradial approach.