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Ending “poke until you get a gusher”: Part II—the evidence based approach to vascular access revisited
Author(s) -
Turi Zoltan G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27133
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , femoral artery , inguinal ligament , radiology , surgery
Key Points Puncture above the common femoral bifurcation and below the inguinal ligament is optimal A vast majority of femoral bifurcations occur below the middle third of the femoral head while the inferior epigastric artery rarely descends below the middle third Fluoroscopy or if possible, ultrasound, should be used for femoral access to optimize safe puncture