Posterior Tibial Artery Catheterization

Real-time Ultrasound-guided Arterial Catheterization in Pediatric Patients: Comparison of Success Rate Among the Arteries

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02912481

Enrollment

275

Registered

2016-09-23

Start date

2016-09-30

Completion date

2017-07-31

Last updated

2017-09-06

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Conditions

Arterial Catheterization

Brief summary

Arterial catheterization in small children is challenging, even for experienced anesthesiologists. For successful arterial catheterization, the arterial diameter, cross-sectional area, and depth from the skin surface are important considerations, especially in pediatric patients. THe investigators examined the posterior tibial artery (PTA) and dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) using ultrasound (US) to find a reasonable alternative arterial cannulation site to the radial artery (RA) in pediatric patients.

Interventions

PROCEDUREposterior tibial artery

PROCEDUREradial artery

PROCEDUREdorsalis pedis artery

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 2 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing general anesthesia needing invasive arterial monitoring

Exclusion criteria

* Surgery involving the both hands or foots

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
first access success rate	immediate after anesthetic induction, maximum 10 minutes

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026