A "second" radial artery for monitoring the perioperative pediatric cardiac patient.
The radial artery on the radial aspect of the wrist can be used as an alternative site of blood pressure monitoring and sampling. The anatomy of the radial artery in the wrist is reviewed and its clinical use is described.
D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D014953:Wrist / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen