U.S., Jan. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07362628) titled 'US Guidance for Radial Arterial Puncture in Shock' on Jan. 09.
Brief Summary: Doctors in the emergency department often need to take blood samples from an artery to understand how well a patient is breathing and how the body is responding to serious illness. This is usually done by inserting a needle into an artery at the wrist. In patients with shock, this procedure can be difficult because blood pressure is low and the pulse may be hard to feel.
In this study, two different methods for obtaining arterial blood samples were compared in adult patients presenting to the emergency department with shock. In one group, the radial arter...