To find out whether it is easier to place a plastic needle (catheter) in the Dorsalis Pedis Artery or in the Posterior Tibial Artery of the foot

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/07/026762
• Lead Sponsor: Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2021-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

ASA I and II patients

Patients requiring invasive blood pressure monitoring

Exclusion Criteria

Patientâ??s refusal to participate

Skin erosions near the insertion site

Diabetes mellitus, insufficient compensatory blood flow, Raynaud syndrome, coagulopathy and other vascular diseases

Obesity defined by body mass index >30 kg/m2

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the first attempt success rates of arterial cannulation using the conventional palpatory method between the Dorsalis Pedis Artery and the Posterior Tibial ArteryTimepoint: Immidiatly after attempting arterial cannulation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1)Number of attempts taken for successful cannulation <br/ ><br>2)Time taken for successful cannulation(T1) <br/ ><br>3)Incidences of complications like digital ischaemia, thrombosis, haemmorhage and haematoma formation, infection, abnormal skin colour, or neurologic examinations <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1)Immidiately after succesful intraarterial cannulation <br/ ><br>2)Immidiately after confirming succesful arterial cannulation <br/ ><br>3)upto fifth post operative day