Process improvement, achieved by instituting a standardized percutaneous arterial closure protocol based on selective closure device use guided by sheath size, arterial calcification, and previous access scarring. Implementation of our protocol resulted in a decrease in the incidence of minor complications at the access site and refined patient selection for closure device use.
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