Selective catheterization of peripheral arteries for the monitoring of patients in intensive care units

dc.contributor.authorKapelakis, G.en
dc.contributor.authorFotopoulos, A.en
dc.contributor.authorDimakakos, P.en
dc.contributor.authorAndroulakis, G.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:52:38Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:52:38Z
dc.identifier.issn0018-0181-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/18419
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dc.subjectAcid-Base Equilibriumen
dc.subjectArteriesen
dc.subjectBlood Gas Analysisen
dc.subjectCatheterizationen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectIntensive Care Unitsen
dc.subjectMonitoring, Physiologic/*methodsen
dc.subjectRadius/blood supplyen
dc.subjectUlna/blood supplyen
dc.titleSelective catheterization of peripheral arteries for the monitoring of patients in intensive care unitsen
heal.abstractIn critical ill patients, determination of blood gases is a crucial part of patient evaluation and management. In intensive care situations many blood-gas determinations are required in a single day. The introduction of an arterial catheter into a small peripheral artery is an invaluable technique that allows continuous blood-sampling. During the past three years we had catheterized either the radial, ulnar or the pedal artery in 450 instances. The arterial catheter was left in place from 1 to 15 days. There were no serious complication. Haemorrhage due to accidental opening of the catheter occurred in three occasions. No case of ischaemia was encountered after a single artery catheterization. Temporary ischaemia of the upper limb appeared in three patients after simultaneous catheterization of both ulnar and radial arteries. The infection rate was nil. Arterial catheterization and maintenance of indwelling catheter for repeated blood-samples is a simple and safe procedure with minimal complications, invaluable in the management of critical ill patients.en
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heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/701077-
heal.journalNameHelv Chir Actaen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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heal.publicationDate1978-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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