Ultrasound guidance in difficult radial artery puncture for blood gas analysis: A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Ultrasound (US) guidance has yet to prove its applicability in radial arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) punctures. The main objective of our study was to compare the number of first-attempt successes (NFAS) for radial arterial puncture in difficult patients with or wi...

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Main Authors: Romain Genre Grandpierre, Xavier Bobbia, Laurent Muller, Thibaut Markarian, Bob-Valéry Occéan, Stéphane Pommet, Claire Roger, Jean Yves Lefrant, Jean Emmanuel de la Coussaye, Pierre-Géraud Claret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213683