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Abscess following cannulation of the radial artery
Author(s) -
LINDSAY S. L.,
KERRIDGE R.,
COLLETT BJ.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb03094.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , radial artery , surgery , artery , anesthesia
Summary Local abscess formation, septicaemia and median nerve patsy occurred as complications of radial artery cannulation in a 24‐year‐old man with malaria. The case is described and the nosocomial infection hazard of arterial cannulation is discussed.