For responsive adult patients, a pulse assessment is usually done by palpating the radial artery, which is located on the inside of the wrist toward the thumb.
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Although patients in the intensive care unit often have a catheter placed into the radial artery, the catheter is typically used to measure the pressure within the artery.
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In 1983, Slogoff and colleagues reviewed 1, 782 radial artery cannulations and found that 25 % of them resulted in complete radial artery occlusion, without apparent adverse effects.
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In 1983, Slogoff and colleagues reviewed 1, 782 radial artery cannulations and found that 25 % of them resulted in complete radial artery occlusion, without apparent adverse effects.
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Bleeding from the insertion point in the groin ( femoral artery ) or wrist ( radial artery ) is common, in part due to the use of antiplatelet drugs.
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Also he included a specialized instrument to be placed above the radial artery that was able to magnify pulse waves and record them on paper with an attached pen.
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Dr . Joe Craver, the surgeon, used a new technique on Shumaker, using one vein from his leg and a radial artery, rather than the usual pair of leg veins.
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The device was a system of levers hooked to a scale-pan in which weights were placed to determine the amount of external pressure needed to stop blood flow in the radial artery.
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The " pulse deficit " ( difference between heart beats and pulsations at the periphery ) is determined by simultaneous palpation at the radial artery and auscultation premature beats or atrial fibrillation.
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Nogier went on to publish what he called the Vascular Autonomic Signal, a distinct change in the amplitude of the pulse, easily felt with the tip of the thumb at the radial artery.
