PEDIATRICS Vol. 43 No. 4 April 1969, pp. 617-620
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Arterial Pulses Following Percutaneous Catheterization in Children

Arno R. Hohn M.D.1, Jo Craenen M.D.2, and Edward C. Lambert M.D.2

1 Department of Pediatrics Medical College of South Carolina 80 Barre Street Charleston, South Carolina 29401
2 Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York

Seventy-five patients who had undergone diagnostic arterial catheterization of the femoral artery by a percutaneous technique were examined for diminished pulse pressure by amplified oscillometric blood pressure recordings. Nine of the 75 (12%) had diminished pulse pressure recordings. These data contrast favorably with our previous experience with arteriotomy for catheterization and indicate that percutaneous femoral arterial catheterization in children has less risk of arterial complication than previously suspected.