Long axis versus short axis ultrasound guided femoral artery catheterization in neonates and infants

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202005873888902

Enrollment

126

Registered

2020-05-22

Start date

2020-05-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Palpation

Short Axis

Long Axis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: neonates infants elective cardiac surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: refusal of their guardians coarctation of aorta hypoplastic aortic arch redo cardiac surgery local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue at the site of needle puncture coagulation disorders renal, hepatic or pulmonary disease, heart failure moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
comparison of the first-pass success rate between long and short axis ultrasound-guided femoral arterial catheterization in neonates and infants undergoing elective cardiac surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Any complications during the procedures (e.g. hematoma formation, arterial spasm or ischemic signs) will be also documented just after femoral arterial catheterization.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactNabil Abdelraouf

Professor of anesthesia and surgical Intensive care at faculty of medicine Mansoura university

nabil_abdelraouf@yahoo.com+201001538648

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026