ABSTRACT
Iatrogenic complications of medical interventions are relatively commonplace and occur across many facets of medical practice. A misplaced Endotracheal tube is a relatively common complication that is detected on post-intubation radiographs. An endoleak is characterised by persistent blood flow within an aneurysm sac following endovascular aneurysm repair. Ultrasound is usually used as a follow-up imaging modality to assess sac size and to check for the presence of an endoleak. It can be used in the acute setting, but views may be limited as the quality of the images is user dependent. Common femoral artery (CFA) puncture is frequently performed by interventional radiologists, cardiologists and neurointerventional radiologists. The most common complication following CFA puncture is haematoma. This is usually caused by a puncture that is too high or too low. Computed tomography assessment for CFA puncture complications is reserved for cases where patients are unstable and/or ultrasound fails to provide a diagnosis.
