1. Arterial lines
The arterial line is a cannula placed directly into an artery, usually the radial artery, which can provide clinicians with a means of carrying out continuous invasive mean arterial pressure monitoring. ... Mean arterial pressure should be used in the haemodynamic assessment of the critically ill patient because it is an accurate pointer of the coronary and cerebral perfusion (Darovic and Franklin 1999). ... Other sites used are the brachial, dorsalis pedis and femoral arteries. Soni et al (2001) describe how peripheral arteries with collateral supply are safer to use. ... However, Dur...
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