Hand dysfunction after transradial artery catheterization for coronary procedures

Table 3 Summary of pooled results for hand dysfunction or vascular complications post transradial procedure

Hand dysfunction or vascular complication	No. of studies	No of events	No of participants	Percentage of events
Nerve damage	3[26,27,34]	1	638	0.16%
Sensory loss, tingling and numbness	5[24,28,29,31,35]	29	1903	1.52%
Pain	3[24,26,35]	108	1619	6.67%
Hand function, disability, grip strength change, stiffness, power loss and hand complications	6[24,30,32,33,37,39]	4	1560	0.26%
Vascular complications including occlusions, hematoma, pseudoaneurysm and dissection	6[29,31,32,35,37,39]	54	1762	3.06%
Radial artery occlusion	5[31,33,34,37,39]	40	1663	2.41%