Abstract
Percutaneous radial artery cannulation was studied prospectively in 200 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. There was no case of infected cannulation site. The frequency of absent radial pulsation was 30% twenty four hours after decannulation, decreasing to 15% four days after decannulation. Factors associated with an increased incidence of an impalpable pulse were female sex (p< 0.001) and prolonged cannulation (p< 0.05).
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