Table 4 Comparison of complications amongst Radial versus posterior tibial arterial cannulation
Radial arterial line (n = 108) | Posterior tibial art line (n = 16) | P value | Mean difference (MD), 95% Confidence intervals (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GA (mean, SD) | 32.67 ± 3.67 | 34.13 ± 2.33 | 0.042 | −1.48 (−2.85 to −0.590 |
BW (mean, SD) | 1817.50 ± 742.94 | 2228.13 ± 643.10 | 0.029 | 410.62 (− 776.12 to −45.125) |
Number of attempts | 1.22 ± .789 | 2.25 ± 1.32 | 0.008 | − 1.02 (− 1.75 to − 0.30) |
Duration of PAC (mean, SD) | 53.30 ± 22.56 | 48.25 ± 27.39 | 0.491 | 5.04 (− 10.04 to 20.13) |
Complications Inability to bleed back Dampening of tracing Blanching Discolouration of digits Leakage around insertion site | 18 (14.5%) 3 10 3 1 1 | 8 (50%) 3 4 0 1 0 | 0.001 |