Abscess following cannulation of the radial artery.
Local abscess formation, septicaemia and median nerve palsy occurred as complications of radial artery cannulation in a 24-year-old man with malaria. The case is described and the nosocomial infection hazard of arterial cannulation is discussed.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001158:Arteries; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*