The investigators aim to determine if ultrasound guidance results in improved technique when drawing blood via a radial artery puncture.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
74
Ultrasound device will be used to locate artery for puncture.
Blood drawn from radial artery according to conventional procedure, without ultrasound guidance.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, France
Is only one puncture attempt necessary to attain the radial artery? yes/no
Time frame: maximum two hours
The number of puncture attempts required to attain the radial artery
Time frame: maximum two hous
Visual Analog Scale score for pain felt by the patient (0.0 to 10.0)
Time frame: Maximum two hours
Visual Analog Scale score for patient satisfaction (0.0 to 10.0)
Time frame: Maximum two hours
Visual Analog Scale score for health professional satisfaction (0.0 to 10.)
Time frame: Maximum two hours
Presence / absence of a hematoma at the site of puncture
Time frame: two hours
Presence / absence of other complications
Time frame: Two hours
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