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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.9320
An alternative technique for arterial pressure monitorization in pediatric cardiac surgery: internal mammary artery cannulation
Hüsnü Fırat Altın1, Okan Yıldız1, Öykü Tosun2, Müzeyyen İyigün3, Ersin Erek1
1Departments of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2Departments of Pediatric Cardiology and 3Anesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.9320
Peripheral artery cannulation which allows continuous
blood pressure monitoring is an easy way for blood
sampling. Rarely, peripheral arteries can not be cannulated
percutaneously or by cutdown technique. In
this article, we describe a six-month-old female infant
with a weight of six kilograms whom the left internal
mammary artery was cannulated for monitoring arterial
blood pressure due to unsuccessful catheterizations of
other peripheral arteries. This line continued to function
for 10 days postoperatively without any difficulty
or complication. The internal mammary artery provides
reliable access for blood pressure monitoring and arterial
blood sampling in intra- and postoperative period in
pediatric patients.
Keywords : Artery; internal mammary artery; blood pressure monitoring; catheterization; peripheral arterial; cut down
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