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Abstract

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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Manjit George, Girijanandan D. Menon, Lintu George, & Sanvi K. (2024). Bilateral Aberrant Superficial Radial Artery - A Rare Clinical Entity!. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 13(5), 134–135. https://doi.org/10.14260/jemds.v13i5.637

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