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Inspection and palpation before peripheral venous cannulation can avoid inadvertent arterial cannulation of superficial arteries. Failure to recognise accidental arterial cannulation can be disastrous. Aberrant superficial radial artery has been reported in literature.
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- Ghouri AF, Mading W, Prabaker K. Accidental intraarterial drug injections via intravascular catheters placed on the dorsum of the hand. Anesth Analg 2002;95(2):487-91.
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References
Sen S, Chini EN, Brown MJ. Complications after unintentional intra-arterial injection of drugs: risks, outcomes, and management strategies. Mayo Clin Proc 2005;80(6):783–95.
Ghouri AF, Mading W, Prabaker K. Accidental intraarterial drug injections via intravascular catheters placed on the dorsum of the hand. Anesth Analg 2002;95(2):487-91.
Kokkalis ZT, Tolis KE, Megaloikonomos PD, et al. Aberrant radial artery causing carpal tunnel syndrome. Arch Bone Jt Surg 2016;4(3):282-4.
Sathish N, Prasad SR, Nagesh KS, et al. Accidental cannulation of aberrant radial artery. Ann Card Anaesth 2014;17(1):76-7.
Wood SJ, Abrahams PH, Sañudo JR, et al. Bilateral superficial radial artery at the wrist associated with a radial origin of a unilateral median artery. J Anat 1996;189(Pt 3):691-3.
Lirk P, Keller C, Colvin J, et al. Unintentional arterial puncture during cephalic vein cannulation: case report and anatomical study. Br J Anaesth 2004;92(5):740–2.