PEDIATRICS Vol. 40 No. 3 September 1967, pp. 319
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THROMBOSIS OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY FOLLOWING FEMORAL VENIPUNCTURE

R. J. MCKAY JR. M.D.1

1 Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont 05401

THE REPORT of three instances of arterial thrombosis following femoral venipuncture in edematous nephrotic children by Goldbloom, Hillman, and Santulli in this issue of Pediatrics re-emphasizes the importance of weighing the risks of puncture of deep veins for diagnostic purposes against the benefits to be derived therefrom.

That the risk of femoral arterial thrombosis following femoral venipuncture in edematous patients with the nephrotic syndrome is real is clearly demonstrated by this report. Lest these be thought to be isolated instances, this writer knows of an additional instance within his own experience, and, by word of mouth, he has heard of five others occurring in only two institutions.