title: Percutaneous cannulation of the femoral artery for monitoring.
abstract: This technique for the percutaneous placement of an intra-arterial cannula in the common femoral artery offers a simple method for the monitoring of blood pressure and blood gases. The morbidity of this procedure is low, and it is technically less difficult than radial artery cannulation.
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*