Radial Arterial Lines Have a Higher Failure Rate than Femoral

Introduction: Arterial lines are important for monitoring critically ill patients. They are placed most commonly in either femoral or radial sites, though there is little evidence to guide site preference. Methods: This is an ambispective, observational, cohort study to determine variance in failure...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew R. Greer, Scott Carney, Rick A. McPheeters, Phillip Aguiniga, Stephanie Rubio, Jason Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1sc971dk