Vascular access via temporary radial artery catheterization for therapeutic plasma exchange

✍ Scribed by Bhupendra O. Khatri*

• Book ID: 102299415
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 47 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0733-2459
• DOI: 10.1002/jca.10060

✦ Synopsis

TABLE I. Ten Year Clinical Experience with Temporary Radial Artery Catheterization for TPE Vascular Access Number of total TPE procedures 45,000 Number of TPE requiring radial artery catheterization 6654 Total Number of patients requiring radial artery catheterizations 169 (92 Male/ 77 Female) Age 14-91 years of age (Mean age: 55.4 years) Both left & right radial arteries used with the same frequency Serious complications : None