Ultrasound Guidance Facilitates Radial Artery Catheterization

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Very happy to see US guided artery line is now in CHEST! Twelve trials used dynamic two-dimensional (2-D) ultrasound (N = 1,992). The study showed decreases first-attempt failure, mean attempts to success, mean time to success, and the occurrence of hematoma complications.

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