Post-cannulation radial artery aneurysm--a rare complication.
The following case report describes an expanding aneurysmal dilatation of the radial artery which developed 17 days following cannulation. Possible causes of this complication are: abnormal state of the vessel wall, multiple attempts at cannulation, and haematoma or infection at cannulation site. Other major and minor sequelae following arterial cannulation are reviewed.
McEllistrem
R F
RF
Department of Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
O'Toole
D P
DP
Keane
P
P
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001158:Arteries; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000098:blood supply*