Needle-guided ultrasound technique for axillary artery catheter placement in critically ill patients: A case series and technique description

作者：Htet Natalie; Vaughn Jessica; Adigopula Sasikanth; Hennessey Erin; Mihm Frederick^*

来源：Journal of Critical Care, 2017, 41: 194-197.

DOI：10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.05.026

• Axillary artery
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Ultrasound guided
• Needle guide
• Central arterial pressure

Purpose: Axillary arterial cannulation for blood pressure monitoring has been reported in adults since 1973. Reported failure rates using palpation landmarks are high. This report describes a needle-guided ultrasound technique for axillary arterial line placement in critically ill patients.
Methods: A retrospective review of all patients requiring axillary arterial cannulation attempts with ultrasound-assisted needle guidance for hemodynamic monitoring was performed from July 2010 to June 2016 at a single institution.
Results: One hundred fifty nine (159) cannulation attempts were performed in 155 patients. The overall success rate was 97%, with a first pass success rate of 84%. Inexperienced operators performed 49% of procedures under direct faculty supervision, and had a 99% success rate, which was not different from experienced operators. Almost 20% of patients had moderate-to-severe coagulopathy (platelets < 50 k/uL, INR > 2.0 or PTT > 60 s). Complications reported included the following: nonfunctioning of catheter (6%) and hematoma (6%). Ischemia was noted in 2 patients (1%), but only one was attributed to the arterial catheter.
Conclusions: Use of the needle-guided ultrasound assisted approach for axillary arterial line placement is easily teachable and can be used to promote safe and successful placement of axillary arterial lines for novice learners.

• 出版日期2017-10