Optimal Hemostasis Duration for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Via Snuffbox Approach

After local anesthesia on left or right anatomical snuffbox with lidocaine hydrochloride using a 26 gauge needle, the puncture is performed using a 20 gauge needle with the through-and-through puncture technique or a 21 gauge open needle with anterior wall puncture technique. After successful puncture, 0.025-inch straight wire or 0.018-inch hair wire are inserted, followed by an insertion of the 5Fr. or 6Fr radial sheath (Prelude® Radial; Merit medical, UT, USA or Radifocus® Introducer II or Glidesheath Slender®; Terumo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). The selection of puncture device is at physician discretion.