For Your Health: Radial Catherization
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Story Created:
Apr 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM EDT
Story Updated:
Mar 16, 2010 at 1:56 PM EDT
Radial Cath
February 2009
Traditional catherization can sometimes be replaced by a new option that allows for entry through the radial artery in the wrist.
There is little bleeding afterward and there is a reduced chance of infection. 50% of the catherizations at Bassett are now done through the wrist.
