An inexpensive, simple technique to improve the safety of femoral arterial puncture

Vivek K Mehan; Sachinkumar Patil; Mehul Patel

doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2015.07.038

An inexpensive, simple technique to improve the safety of femoral arterial puncture

Indian Heart J. 2015 Nov-Dec;67(6):546-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.07.038. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Authors

Vivek K Mehan¹, Sachinkumar Patil², Mehul Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India. Electronic address: mail.mehan@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Abstract

We describe a safe and inexpensive technique of avoiding femoral access site complications. Initial fluoroscopic screening of a fully inserted local anesthetic needle helps localize the anticipated arterial puncture site. Repeating fluoroscopy after guide wire insertion through the puncture needle confirms the exact puncture site in the artery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Peripheral / economics
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Femoral Artery
Fluoroscopy*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Punctures / economics
Punctures / methods*