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Hand ischaemia following radial artery cannulation
K L Lee1, J G Miller, G Laitung
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|August 1, 1995
Abstract:
Digital ischaemia following radial arterial cannulation is uncommon. It is usually the result of thrombotic occlusion of a dominant radial artery. However, factors other than arterial thrombosis per se may operate in the critically ill patient to produce digital ischaemia. The following case presentation includes a review of possible mechanisms of digital ischaemia following radial artery cannulation and discusses the therapeutic options available.