title: Internal mammary artery for arterial pressure monitoring after pediatric cardiac operations.
abstract: Establishing and maintaining arterial access in pediatric cardiac operations is a frequent and sometimes frustrating problem. We have modified a procedure commonly used in our research laboratory for arterial pressure monitoring and applied it successfully to the pediatric cardiac surgical patient. The internal mammary artery can provide reliable arterial access in the postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Kshettry
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Foker
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011184:Postoperative Period