Health Condition 1: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ulnar Artery Cannulation: The success rate of ulnar artery cannulation will be compared to radial artery cannulation in elderly patients over a period of 1 year and 6 months
Control Int
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age more than or equal to 60 years, ASA I toIII.Elective surgeries requiring invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring or arterial blood gas sampling. Written informed consent obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Local infection, hematoma, or scar at puncture site. Coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia. Prior wrist surgery or trauma. Negative Allen s or reverse Allen s test. Patients with shock.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Higher first attempt success rate is anticipated with ultrasound-guided ulnar artery cannulation compared to the radial artery in geriatric patientsTimepoint: Only Intraoperative Start time: Beginning of ultrasound scanning of either radial or ulnar artery End Time: When a free arterial flow in the cannula will be seen. Technique Failure: If after 3 attempts the selected artery will not be cannulated the procedure will be carried out by a senior anaesthesiologist | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total number of attempts taken, visualisation time, threading time, time taken for cannulation, complications related to procedureTimepoint: Total number of attempts taken, visualisation time, threading time, time taken for cannulation, complications related to procedure | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ankur Sharma
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Outcome results
None listed