title: Closed system for arterial puncture in patients at risk for AIDS.
abstract: A method of arterial puncture that makes use of a closed system was developed to reduce the likelihood of contact with blood of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The system includes a plastic Tuohy-Borst side-arm adapter and connecting tubing that are attached to the arterial needle. When the arterial lumen is entered, blood spurts into the connecting tube rather than freely out of the hub of the needle. The guide wire is then advanced through the Tuohy valve into the artery. The technique has been successfully used in 32 patients; no significant complications have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tolentino
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors