Pressure difference between radial and femoral artery pressure in minimally invasive cardiac surgery using retrograde perfusion.

CONCLUSION: Radial and femoral systolic artery pressure readings can differ significantly in minimally invasive cardiac surgery with retrograde perfusion. Intraoperative arterial pressure management based solely on radial systolic arterial pressure readings should be avoided.
PMID: 29998763 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - July 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Nakamura Y, Emmanuel S, Shikata F, Shirai C, Ito Y, Kuroda M Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research