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Blood flow in the radial artery before and after arterial puncture
Author(s) -
Noreng M. F.
Publication year - 1986
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/j.1399-6576.1986.tb02413.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radial artery , blood flow , artery , arterial blood , anesthesia , surgery , cardiology
A study was carried out on seven patients to determine whether sub‐clinical changes occurred in the blood flow in the radial artery following uncomplicated arterial puncture. An ultrasonic technique was used, and it was demonstrated that no changes take place in the blood flow, measured 15 min after puncture.