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Table 3 Complications following axillary artery cannulation

From: Clinical review: Complications and risk factors of peripheral arterial catheters used for haemodynamic monitoring in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine

Reference

Cases

Permanent ischaemic damage (n)

Temporary occlusion (n)

Sepsis (n)

Local infection (n)

Pseudoaneurysm (n)

Haematoma (n)

Bleeding (n)

[58]*

1000

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

[58]*

245

0

1

0

-

-

-

6

[59]

120

0

1

0

3

-

4

-

[60]

435

2

9

3

7

-

4

3

[54]

28

0

-

0

1

-

3

-

[61]

31

0

-

0

-

-

1

1

[55]

130

0

0

2

5

-

5

-

Mean incidence (%)

 

0.20 (2/989)

1.18 (11/930)

0.51 (5/989)

2.24 (16/713)

0.1 (1/1000)

2.28 (17/744)

1.41 (10/711)

  1. The total number of cannulations was 1989. * One study examining two different populations. -, Not investigated.