Ultrasonography For Radial Artery Diameter Measurement And Its Correlation With Allen Test

Summary

In this study, the investigators will investigate how patients' radial artery diameters change according to sex, age, height, weight and body mass index by measuring radial artery diameter using ultrasonography. The correlation of Allen test with doppler ultrasonography will also be evaluated.

Conditions

• Anesthesia
• Ultrasonography
• Radial Artery
• Catheterization

Interventions

OTHER

Allen test

Before induction, with firm occlusive pressure held on both the radial and ulnar arteries, the patient is asked to clench his or her fist several times until the palmar skin is blanched. The patient is then instructed to unclench the fist, and then ulnar artery pressure is released while maintaining occlusion of the radial artery. Overextension of the hand and wide spreading of the fingers should be avoided because it can lead to falsely abnormal results. The time required for palmar capillary refill is noted. An abnormal Allen test result was defined as a recovery time of more than 10 seconds.

OTHER

Radial artery diameter measurement by ultrasonography

Ultrasonography measurements will be performed with a linear probe before and after induction. The non-dominant hand of the patient will be fixed in the anatomical position on the arm chair. The wrist joint of patient will be extended to 30 degrees with a wrist pad. The USG probe will be transversally placed 2 cm proximal to the styloid process and the short axes of the radial artery will be scanned. The diameter of the radial artery will be measured and recorded.

OTHER

Ulnar artery doppler ultrasonography

Ultrasonography measurements will be performed with a linear probe before and after induction. The non-dominant hand of the patient will be fixed in the anatomical position on the arm chair. The wrist joint of patient will be extended to 30 degrees with a wrist pad. The USG probe will be transversally placed 2 cm proximal to the styloid process and the short axes of the ulnar arter will be scanned. The blood fow of ulnar artery will be measured and recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Güniz Meyancı Köksal, Prof. · Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-02-01

Primary Completion

2018-04-01

Completion

2018-04-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations