Open AccessComparison of ultrasound-guided versus conventional palpatory method of dorsalis pedis artery cannulation: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Rahul Anand,
Souvik Maitra,
Bikas Ranjan Ray,
Dalim Kumar Baidhya,
Puneet Khanna,
Sumit Roy Chowdhury,
Rajeshwari Subramaniam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_766_18
Subject(s) - medicine , palpation , interquartile range , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , surgery , ultrasound , anesthesia , radiology
Whether use of ultrasound (USG) to cannulate dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) increases first pass successful cannulation, decreases the number of attempts and complications as compared to palpation technique was assessed in this study.