How common is it to aquire a femoral av fistula from a cardiac cath?

A few weeks after a cardiac cath I had swelling at the cath site and reported it to my dr. An ultrasound indicated a femoral av fistula. I was told this was an unfortunate complication and it would be checked on over the next couple of months. One month later...still swollen...still sore. Does anyone have information related to this "unfortunate" complication?

I don't have statistics for you, but this is a known complication.

Speaking very, very roughly, I'd guess that in the facility where I work, it occurs to fewer than one person out of a hundred. I realize that's no consolation when it happens to you.

In my experience, it usually doesn't require surgical repair. The monitoring you describe sounds more typical.

For what little it's worth, I'm sorry this happened to you.

Injury of the artery or vein in which the catheter is introduced occurs in 0.5% to 1.5% of patients.

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