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

Table 4 Studies examining arterial catheter complications without specifically attributing them to any specific site

Reference	Cases	Air embolism (%)	Permanent occlusion (%)	Temporary occlusion (%)	Haematoma (%)	Bleeding (%)	Sepsis (%)	Abscess (%)
[69]	450	0	0	18.4	-	8.7	0	-
[49]	59	0	1.7	6.8	5.1	1.7	0	-
[70]	506	0.2	0	-	-	0	0	-
[71]^*	1556	0	0	3.4	0.2	1.5	0.06	0.3
[71]^-	565	0	0	4.6	0.3	2.3	0	0.5

^*Medical intensive care unit (radial artery 52%, femoral artery 45%). ^-Surgical intensive care unit (radial artery 78%, femoral artery 11%). -, Not investigated.

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