[Ultrasound guidance facilitates arterial catheterization].
Ultrasound-guided arterial catheterization has been attempted, and its effectiveness demonstrated. We encountered 3 cases in which arterial catheterization (A-line) was difficult for the following reasons: the arterial lumen was narrow due to arteriosclerosis; the pulse of the radial artery was weak because of swelling in the arm and heart failure; and the deep artery was too hard for the needle to penetrate it. Using ultrasound guidance, arterial catheterization could be smoothly performed in all cases. Thus, ultrasound-guided arterial catheterization is effective for cases in which arterial catheterization using the usual palpation technique is difficult.
Tokumine
Joho
J
Department of Anesthesia, Northern Okinawa Medical Center, Nago 905-8611.
Higa
Tatsuya
T
Nitta
Kenichi
K
Teruya
Koji
K
Fuchigami
Tatsuya
T
Sugahara
Kazuhiro
K
D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*