Should the femoral or brachial artery be used if radial artery cannulation is difficult?

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK.

Published: November 2020

Current best practice in placement of arterial lines is to attempt to cannulate the radial artery in the first instance. However, if the radial artery is difficult to cannulate there is no consensus among clinicians on how best to proceed. This article looks at the evidence for the different options.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0001DOI Listing

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