Simplified method for candidate selection for radial artery harvesting.
With the renewed interest in the use of autogenous radial arteries in coronary artery bypass grafting, concerns regarding vascular compromise and selection of patients have arisen. In this report, we describe a modification of Allen's test.
Johnson
W H
WH
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, Florida, USA.
Cromartie
R S
RS
Arrants
J E
JE
Wuamett
J D
JD
Holt
J B
JB
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D018579:Patient Selection; D011312:Pressure; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000502:physiology
D010100:Oxygen