Pediatric Radial Arterial Cannulation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anesthesia

In brief

This prospective randomized study was designed to compare ultrasound guided technique with Doppler assisted technique for radial arterial cannulation in infant and small children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01276158

Run by

University of Iowa

People needed

104

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-13

Who can join

Age: any, up to 4. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria
• Pediatric patient undergoing scheduled major surgery which require continuous arterial pressure monitoring
• Term neonates and children < 4 years old weighing >/= 3 kg and < 12 kg

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria
• Patients with a skin wound or infection around puncture site
• Abnormal circulation in the hand (known vascular compromise, mottling, cool skin temp relative to other hand, poor capillary refill)
• Recent radial arterial puncture (less than 1 month)
• Any emergency surgery or profound hemodynamic instability requiring urgent arterial cannulation.

Where it is running

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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