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Ending "poke until you get a gusher": Part II-the evidence based approach to vascular access revisited
1Center for Structural and Congenital Heart Disease, Hackensack University Medical Center and Seton Hall-Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, New Jersey.
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Puncture above the common femoral bifurcation and below the inguinal ligament is optimal A vast majority of femoral bifurcations occur below the middle third of the femoral head while the inferior epigastric artery rarely descends below the middle third Fluoroscopy or if possible, ultrasound, should be used for femoral access to optimize safe puncture.
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