Duplex ultrasonography predicts safety of radial artery harvest in the presence of an abnormal Allen test

The Allen test is commonly used to assess collateral hand circulation before radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting. However there is no consensus as to whether an abnormal Allen test is an absolute or relative contraindication to radial artery harvesting. We assessed the safety o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2004, Vol.77 (1), p.116-119
Hauptverfasser:	Abu-Omar, Yasir, Mussa, Shafi, Anastasiadis, Kyriakos, Steel, Sarah, Hands, Linda, Taggart, David P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algorithms Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Collateral Circulation Contraindications Hand - blood supply Humans Medical sciences Pneumology Predictive Value of Tests Radial Artery - abnormalities Radial Artery - diagnostic imaging Radial Artery - surgery Tissue and Organ Harvesting Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
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