Femoral artery puncture requires compression for 8-10 hours to stop bleeding.
After femoral artery puncture postoperative compression is required for 8-10 hours to prevent hematoma or bleeding at the site of the bony artery. Femoral artery puncture is relatively common in clinical practice, and can be used for coronary intervention, cerebral artery intervention, peripheral vascular intervention and other therapeutic access, the procedure requires the implantation of the arterial sheath, the vessel wall will cause some damage, and postoperative compression bandage should be applied.
When removing the arterial sheath, it is recommended to measure the partially activated prothrombin time, if it is around 100 seconds, the arterial sheath can be removed. After removing the arterial sheath, it is necessary to compress it for about 15~20 minutes, and then use gauze pressure bandage, the gauze pressure bandage for about 8~10 hours, and it is necessary to carry out regular observation.
The femoral artery bandage is very important and should be performed by an experienced physician to prevent bleeding from the femoral artery.