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passing a 2.5Fr, 2.5-cm catheter (or IV catheter) over the wire and into the arterial
lumen.
FEMORAL ARTERY/VEIN PUNCTURE
Indications
1. Arterial or venous blood sampling during resuscitation
2. Venous blood sampling in infants with inadequate peripheral veins
Contraindications
Avoid femoral punctures in children
hypercoagulable states, or cardiac shunts.
who
have
coagulation
defects,
Complications
1. Hematoma of femoral triangle
2. Thrombosis—femoral artery or vein
3. Superficial infection
4. Osteomyelitis/arthritis—proximal femur, hip joint
Equipment
Butterfly needle (1-in, 21- to 23-gauge needle in a child 2 to 3 years of age or
older); syringe on 1.5-in, 19- or 21-gauge needle when child is 9 to 10 years of
age or older; 5- to 10-mL syringe; povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine antiseptic
solution; 70% alcohol; sterile gauze; blood sample containers. Ultrasound may be