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Effect of bevel direction on the success rate of ultrasound-guided radial arterial catheterization

Bevel direction of ultrasound-guided radial arterial catheterization: Bevel up vs bevel down approaches?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0001711
Enrollment
204
Registered
2015-12-01
Start date
2014-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : Following induction of general anesthesia, radial arterial catheterization was performed. With the arm in supination, the wrist was extended over a roll with the hand dorsiflexed a
no local anesthetic was administered prior to catheterization. The puncture needle was inserted with the bevel facing upward in the bevel-up group, and downward in the bevel-down group. When the needl

Sponsors

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status score between I?III, and who required radial arterial catheterization for continuous blood pressure monitoring under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of atherosclerosis, hemorrhagic shock, morbid obesity, Raynaud’s disease, or peripheral vascular disease were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The success rate for the first cannulation attempt

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Insertion time;Complications such as hematoma, edema, vasospasm, and thrombosis

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactByung-Gun Kim

Inha University Hospital

mirrorcastle@naver.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026