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Evaluation of the factors related to difficult ultrasound‐guided radial artery catheterization in small children: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Jung Oh Eun,
Jin Min Jeong,
Su Kim Chung,
Yun Hwang Ji,
Gook Joonhee,
Lee JongHwan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/aas.13704
Subject(s) - medicine , radial artery , ultrasound , confidence interval , odds ratio , cardiac catheterization , observational study , prospective cohort study , surgery , artery , radiology
Although ultrasound guidance has significantly improved the success rate of radial artery catheterization, the failure rate in children is still high. For the further improvement of success rate, we prospectively evaluated the factors that make ultrasound-guided radial artery catheterization difficult in children under two years old.