Journal of Intensive Care (Nov 2021)

Non-invasive detection of a femoral-to-radial arterial pressure gradient in intensive care patients with vasoactive agents

  • Matthias Jacquet-Lagrèze,
  • David Claveau,
  • Julie Cousineau,
  • Kun Peng Liu,
  • Jean-Gilles Guimond,
  • Pierre Aslanian,
  • Yoan Lamarche,
  • Martin Albert,
  • Emmanuel Charbonney,
  • Ali Hammoud,
  • Loay Kontar,
  • André Denault

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-021-00585-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Key messages A significant radial-to-femoral pressure gradient occurs in nearly one-fifth of patients in ICU. Repeated non-invasive assessment of the radial-to-brachial pressure gradient was significantly correlated with the invasive radio-femoral arterial pressure gradient.

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