TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-guided radial artery catheterization in adult population
T2 - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AU - Moussa Pacha, Homam
AU - Alahdab, Fares
AU - Al-khadra, Yasser
AU - Idris, Amr
AU - Rabbat, Firas
AU - Darmoch, Fahed
AU - Soud, Mohamad
AU - Zaitoun, Anwar
AU - Kaki, Amir
AU - Rao, Sunil V.
AU - Kwok, Chun Shing
AU - Mamas, Mamas A.
AU - Alraies, M. Chadi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Background: The radial artery (RA) is routinely used for both hemodynamic monitoring and for cardiac catheterization. Although cannulation of the RA is usually undertaken through manual palpation, ultrasound (US)-guided access has been advocated as a mean to increase cannulation success rates and to lower RA complications; however, the published data are mixed. We sought to evaluate the impact of US-guided RA access compared with palpation alone on first-pass success to access RA. Methods and Results: Meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials comparing US-guided with palpation-guided radial access in 2,432 adult participants was done. Hemodynamic monitoring was the most common reason for RA catheterization. Only 2 randomized controlled trials evaluated patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Ultrasound-guided radial access was associated with increased first-attempt success rate (risk ratio [RR] 1.35, 95% CI 1.16-1.57]) and decreased failure rate (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.32-0.87). There were no significant differences in the risk of hematoma (RR 0.43, 95% CI 0.27-1.06), the mean time to first successful attempt (mean difference 25.13 seconds, 95% CI −1.06 to 51.34) or to any successful attempt (mean difference −4.74 seconds; 95% CI −22.67 to 13.18) between both groups. Conclusions: Ultrasound-guided technique for RA access has higher first-attempt success and lower failure rate compared with palpation alone, with no significant differences in access site hematoma or time to a successful attempt. These findings support the routine use of US guidance for RA access.
AB - Background: The radial artery (RA) is routinely used for both hemodynamic monitoring and for cardiac catheterization. Although cannulation of the RA is usually undertaken through manual palpation, ultrasound (US)-guided access has been advocated as a mean to increase cannulation success rates and to lower RA complications; however, the published data are mixed. We sought to evaluate the impact of US-guided RA access compared with palpation alone on first-pass success to access RA. Methods and Results: Meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials comparing US-guided with palpation-guided radial access in 2,432 adult participants was done. Hemodynamic monitoring was the most common reason for RA catheterization. Only 2 randomized controlled trials evaluated patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Ultrasound-guided radial access was associated with increased first-attempt success rate (risk ratio [RR] 1.35, 95% CI 1.16-1.57]) and decreased failure rate (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.32-0.87). There were no significant differences in the risk of hematoma (RR 0.43, 95% CI 0.27-1.06), the mean time to first successful attempt (mean difference 25.13 seconds, 95% CI −1.06 to 51.34) or to any successful attempt (mean difference −4.74 seconds; 95% CI −22.67 to 13.18) between both groups. Conclusions: Ultrasound-guided technique for RA access has higher first-attempt success and lower failure rate compared with palpation alone, with no significant differences in access site hematoma or time to a successful attempt. These findings support the routine use of US guidance for RA access.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.06.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 30077047
AN - SCOPUS:85050809843
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 204
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
ER -