Correct arterial line care is vital to reduce complications and ensure patient safety (Blackburn and Walton, 2016; Leslie et al, 2013). Arterial lines must be secured in line with local policy and ...

An arterial embolism is a blood clot that has travelled through your arteries and become stuck. This can block or restrict blood flow. Clots generally affect the arms, legs, or feet. An embolism ...

One of the more serious complications of arterial catheterization is the obstruction of blood flow from thrombi, emboli, or vasospasm causing tissue ischemia. 1,2,3,4,5 If end arteries are ...

Arrow International, a subsidiary of Teleflex, has issued a recall of its radial artery and arterial line catheterization kits due to increased resistance that may cause injury to the vessel wall ...

Among women without CVD, an increase in arterial stiffness is independently linked to worsening left ventricular global longitudinal strain, showing the role of vascular-ventricular coupling in ...

MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurse Stephanie Kendall explains how an arterial catheter in a patient’s arm monitors his blood pressure, one of many devices that beep or make other alarm sounds.

An independent clinical statistician concluded that the signal from Sensifree’s NEST technology was significantly more similar to arterial line than a PPG sensor (p<0.0001).

Arterial lines are commonly used in critical care. They allow blood samples to be taken and are used to monitor blood pressure. This article is the third part of a six-part series looking at essential ...