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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Femoral catheterization was associated with a higher incidence rate of overall infectious complications (19. 8 % vs 4. 5 % ; P <. 001 ; incidence density of 20 vs 3. 7 per 1000 catheter-days) and of major infectious complications (clinical sepsis with or without bloodstream infection, 4. 4 % vs 1. 5 % ; P =. 07 ; incidence density of 4. 5 vs 1. 2 per 1000 catheter-days), as well as of overall thrombotic complications (21. 5 % vs 1. 9 % ; P <. 001) and complete thrombosis of the vessel (6 % vs 0 % ; P =. 01) ; rates of overall and major mechanical complications were similar between the 2 groups (17. 3 % vs 18. 8 % ; P =. 74 and 1. 4 % vs 2. 8 % ; P =. 44, respectively).