Ultrasound evaluation of the radial artery in young adults - A pilot study
| Autor: | Natalie Pospiech, Zygmunt Domagała, Joanna Grzelak, Katarzyna Stój, Nicole Hunter, Mirosław Trzaska, Jakub Klekowski, Bożena Kurc-Darak, Agnieszka Lach |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Pilot Projects Wrist Coronary Angiography 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult medicine.artery medicine Humans Young adult Radial artery education Ultrasonography education.field_of_study business.industry Ultrasound General Medicine Anthropometry 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Radial Artery 030101 anatomy & morphology Radiology Anatomy business Developmental Biology Artery |
| Zdroj: | Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft. 238 |
| ISSN: | 1618-0402 |
| Popis: | The radial artery is a vessel frequently used in various medical procedures which carry a risk of complications. One such method used to minimize the number of complications is a profound knowledge of the artery’s diameter, which allows for appropriate selection of an instrument to use for puncture. The purpose of this study is to determine the diameter of the radial artery and its depth from the skin surface in young adults. Material and methods 96 volunteers participated in the study. The average age of the volunteers was 20.43 years. All participants underwent a B-mode ultrasonography to measure the distal radial artery’s diameter. Certified anthropometric instruments were used to determine the relation between the artery diameter and the selected basic anthropometric parameters. Results The mean right arterial diameter for the entire examined population at the level of the styloid process was mean 1.42 (SD 0.26) mm and its distance to the skin was mean 4.00 (SD1.20) mm. Statistical analysis revealed the presence of moderate positive relationship between the diameter of the radial artery and body weight and between the diameter of the radial artery and BMI. A weak correlation between the artery diameter and the width of the wrist was also present. Conclusion In the present work, we aimed to determine the dimensions of the distal section of the radial artery in young people free from symptoms of cardiovascular diseases. The obtained initial study results advise selecting instruments for vascular puncture individually, with special attention paid to slender people with slim wrists. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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