Arterial Line Placement
Learn about placing arterial pressure monitoring catheters, including indications, contraindications, equipment, and procedural techniques.
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Learning Objectives
Identify the indications and contraindications of arterial line placement
Describe the steps in performing the “slide-off” and “through-and-through” techniques of arterial line placement
Identify appropriate peripheral and central sites for arterial line placement
Describe potential complications of arterial line placement.
Describe how to confirm appropriate arterial line placement
Author(s)
James A. DiNardo, MD
Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
DiNardo J, Wolbrink TA. Arterial Line Placement. 1/2014. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3018/arterial-line-placement.