Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Jan 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialInfraclavicular, Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Approach to the Axillary Artery for Arterial Catheter Placement: A Randomized Trial.
To examine whether an ultrasound-guided infraclavicular cannulation of the axillary artery is noninferior to an ultrasound-guided cannulation of the common femoral artery for arterial catheter placement in critically ill patients. ⋯ An ultrasound-guided infraclavicular cannulation of the axillary artery is noninferior to the cannulation of the common femoral artery in terms of procedure success rate. We found no significant differences in early mechanical complications between the groups.