What causes pain and redness around entry point are of catheterization?
Patient: I had a heart catheterization four days ago. Yesterday I must have strained too much and now I have redness and firmness around the entry point but it is not affecting the entry point which appears fine. I want to wait to see my PCP tomorrow as soon as possible. Is that a reasonable decision? It hurts but the pain is where the redness and swelling are, not at the catheter entry point. Doctor: helloi have gone through your query. the thing you are having is an hematoma- a blood collection between the tissues under the skin. it happened because of straining, the artery which was cannulated had a small leak when you strained. you must watch out for increase in sizeof the swelling. please contact your doctor. allow rest to the limb affected including weight bearing. also if possible keep a cold compress. it may be red now. and the color may vary from red to blue to green to yellow before disspaearing. it will take around 15-20 days to dissapear. however increase in the swelling should be check for. you may also be adviced to undergo a sonography of local area to see the extent of the hematoma if its quite large or your doctor thinks so. thank you.