Comparison between ultrasound guided and palpatory method for radial artery Catheterization.

Objective: To compare ultrasound guided and palpatory method of radial artery Catheterization in terms number attempts, total time required, frequency catheterization first attempt haematoma formation after the procedure. Study Design: Randomized Control Trial. Setting: Intensive Care Units Jinnah Burn Reconstructive Surgery Center Lahore Sharif Medical City Hospital. Period: June to December 2021. Material & Methods: 126 patients were included using nonprobability purposive sampling divided into group A: ultrasound, B: group. Number time, successful1st presence was recorded analyzed outcome. Results: In 85.7% A, done while 74.6% B. mean attempts 1.14 ± 0.35 1.29 0.52 B (p=0.08). Haematoma rate 12.7% A 22.2% Mean 71.0 26.4 minutes 95.5 62.3 Conclusion: Ultrasound is better than method, particularly middle aged patients.