left axillary arterial line for invasive monitoring

• related: ICU intensive care unit
• tags: #permanent #icu

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There's theoretical concern of air bubble causing cerebral embolism when placing right axillary arterial line. Left axillary line may be the better target.¹

The axillary artery runs inferior and posterior to pectoralis minor and superior and anterior to teres major and lat muscles.

• PM=pectoralis minor, AA=axillary artery, AV=axillary vein, NC=nerve cords

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Footnotes

1. https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/a-line/ ↩