Arterial blood evaluation: from the old Allen test to the new technologies
Keywords:
Allen test, Radial artery, Perfusion Index, Arterial catheterisation
Abstract
Arterial blood evaluation allows us to acquire a great amount of results and helps in clinical decision making. Allen test is an old, but not always performed test, before the radial artery puncture although there has been a significant increase in the number of arterial punctures performed due to the application of new technologies that are no longer limited to simple blood gas analysis
Citation: Galante D, Melchionda M. Arterial blood evaluation: from the old Allen test to the new technologies. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2014;18(3):229-230
