A late complication of percutaneous radial artery cannulation

Acta Clin Belg. 2011 May-Jun;66(3):223-5. doi: 10.2143/ACB.66.3.2062552.

Abstract

Radial artery pseudoaneurysms occurring as a late complication of percutaneous radial artery cannulation are rare, while those which are infected are exceptional. Known risk factors are age-related with patients being in their seventies and onwards, the duration of the radial artery catheter and staphylococcal catheter-related infections. We report the case of an 82-year-old patient who developed a mycotic radial artery pseudoaneurysm as a late complication of arterial catheterization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aneurysm, Infected / etiology*
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radial Artery*
  • Time Factors