The effect of the arterial catheter insertion technique on the success of radial artery cannulation: A prospective and randomized study

Distal Tourniquet-Facilitated Radial Arterial Cannulation in Adults—a Double-Blinded, Prospective, Randomized and Controlled Study

“…The success rates of first attempt in the loosen tourniquet group were consistent with other researchers’ results of about 34% in palpation technique (4, 5). Our success rates of first attempt in the tightened group improved significantly and almost reached that success rate in ultrasound-guided group described in an early publication (4).…”

The Adult Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Cognitive Aid: An Evidence-Based Cognitive Aid Prototype for Difficult Peripheral Venous Access

“…Previous guidelines for DIVA have focused heavily on direct puncture and ultrasound [16]. While much has been written on Seldinger techniques for vascular access in general [22,24,27,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53], previous protocols have not assimilated evidence-based Seldinger techniques for DIVA. Indeed, there is a growing armamentarium of techniques now published, such as those included in Figure 1.…”

“…After transfixation, the cannula was withdrawn until flashback, a wire advanced into the vessel and the cannula then advanced over the wire. For arterial cannulation, intentional transfixation has been shown to be inferior compared to single wall puncture [45]. Nonetheless, it can still be useful as a rescue technique for both venous and arterial cannulation after accidental posterior wall puncture.…”

Arterial Catheterization in Great Apes

“…Catheterization may be facilitated by placing a rolled towel on the dorsal surface of the wrist providing 30° to 45° of wrist extension and immobilization. 6 A bendable stabilizing arm board such as those used in human medicine or an intravenous fluid bag with some volume removed may also be used to extend and stabilize the wrist area when placing and securing the catheter.…”