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Arterial catheter placement & Care

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Evaluation of the factors related to difficult ultrasound-guided radial artery catheterization in small children: A prospective observational study

Immediate complications and risk factors following radial arterial catheterisation in paediatric patients at a tertiary centre

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Ultrasound‐guided arterial cannulation for paediatrics

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Heparin versus normal saline for patency of arterial lines

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Arterial Pressure Monitoring

"Arterial Line Placement" by James DiNardo, MD, FAAP for OPENPediatrics

The ulnar artery: a site suitable for arterial cannulation in pediatric patients. Pediatric ulnar and radial artery sizes

Modified Long-Axis In-Plane Ultrasound-guided Radial Artery Cannulation In Adult Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluation of distal radial artery cross-sectional internal diameter in neonates and infants by ultrasound and adequate selection of an intra-arterial catheter size

Can the ulnar artery serve as an alternative option for arterial cannulation in neonates?

Intraarterial Papaverine For Relief of Catheter Induced Peripheral Arterial Vasospasm During Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

Test Your Knowledge-TYK29

Invasive arterial pressure monitoring: much more than mean arterial pressure!

Major Short-term Complications of Arterial Cannulation for Monitoring in Children

Baby-Blocks: Arterial Access at the Wrist

Alternative arterial catheterization site using the ulnar artery in critically ill pediatric patients

Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock

Intravenous access and blood pressure monitoring in patients with previous axillary nodal dissection

BabyBlocks: Arterial Access at the Wrist: Ultrasound vs. Palpation

Comparison of Single-operator Laser-assisted Ultrasound-guided Radial Arterial Cannulation in Young Children with Traditional Ultrasound Guidance: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Arterial fast bolus flush systems used routinely in neonates and infants cause retrograde embolization of flush solution into the central arterial and cerebral circulation

Prevention of cerebral embolization from flushing radial-artery cannulas

Neurologic complications following temporal artery catheterization

WFSA: ATOTW 498: Management of Accidental Intra-Arterial Injections

Major Short-term Complications of Arterial Cannulation for Monitoring in Children

Comparison of radial, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial arteries for ultrasound-guided arterial catheterisation with dynamic needle tip positioning in paediatric patients: a randomised controlled trial

The ulnar artery: a site suitable for arterial cannulation in pediatric patients

Ultrasound-guided dynamic needle tip positioning versus conventional palpation approach for catheterisation of posterior tibial or dorsalis pedis artery in infants and small children

Major short-term complications of arterial cannulation for monitoring in children

The use of invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring in routine anaesthesia practice: an analysis from the NAP7 project

Acid-Base Interpretation: A Practical Approach

Arterial lines: is the pulse still strong?


Central Artery Access

Central Arterial Line Placement for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Experience

Warning: serious sequelae of temporal artery catheterization

Prevention of cerebral embolization from flushing radial-artery cannulas

Major Short-term Complications of Arterial Cannulation for Monitoring in Children

Axillary arterial monitoring of pediatric patients

Cannulation of the axillary artery in critically ill newborn infants

SCAI Position Statement on Best Practices for Percutaneous Axillary Arterial Access and Training


Allen’s Test

Thromboangiitis Obliterans: Methods of Diagnosis of Chronic Occlusive Arterial Lesions Distal to the Wrist With Illustrative Cases (1929)

Incorrect performance of Allen’s Test-Ulnar Artery Flow Erroneously Presumed Inadequate

Complications of Percutaneous Radial-artery Cannulation: An Objective Prospective Study in Man

Evaluation of collateral circulation of the hand

Comparison of radial, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial arteries for ultrasound-guided arterial catheterisation with dynamic needle tip positioning in paediatric patients: a randomised controlled trial

Vascular Catheterization is Difficult in Infants with Down Syndrome

Abnormal radial artery in Down's syndrome