The Incidence of Radial Artery Occlusion in Critically Ill Patients after Cannulation with a Long Catheter.

ABSTRACT: Cardiac output monitoring is a common practice in critically ill patients. The PiCCO (pulse index continuous cardiac output) method requires artery cannulation. According to the manufacturer, the cannula in the radial artery should be removed after three days. However, longer monitoring is sometimes necessary. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of radial artery occlusion (RAO) after three days of cannulation and to check whether five-day cannulation is related to a higher occlusion rate. An additional assessment was made to verify the presence of occlusion three, fourteen and thirty days after decannulation. The PiCCO cannula was inserted into the radial artery after the Barbeau test and Doppler assessment of blood flow. It was left for three or five days. Doppler was perfor

SUBMITTER: Wujtewicz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8303106 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature