[Cardiac retrograde arterial catheterization in children under 2 years of age. Indications, techniques and complications].
Thirty children (15 males and 15 females) under 2 years of age (mean age 14 +/- 6 months, range 1 to 24 months, mean weight was 8.3 +/- 2.5 kg) underwent diagnostic cardiac percutaneous femoral arterial and venous catheterization for congenital heart disease. The anticoagulation with heparin was not given in any patient. Appropriate arterial sheath varying from 4F to 5F were used for catheterization. The mean duration of the exploration was 38 +/- 16 mn. The mean duration of the left heart exploration was 9.5 +/- 2.5 mn. There were no hemorrhagic or ischemic complications in this series.
Cherif
Ali
A
Service des Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiologiques, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis.
Mourali
Sami
S
Ezzar
Taoufik
T
Aousji
Monia
M
Farhati
Abdeljelil
A
Boussaada
Rafik
R
Mechmeche
Rachid
R
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male