Abstract
Successful radial access starts with getting comfortable with arterial access especially in femoral artery. The basic principles of obtaining access are the same. Radial artery is smaller in size than femoral artery. In this chapter we describe two commonly used puncture techniques to obtain access in radial artery. Always have femoral access site also prepped and draped when using radial access first for coronary angiogram.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Coresource 4 |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 33-39 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789401773508 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789401773492 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Guide Wire
- Outer Catheter
- Plastic Catheter
- Radial Access
- Radial Artery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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