14% of respondents had never heard of LA used for ABG sampling; 24% were unfamiliar with how to do it; 14% believed it was potentially dangerous; 34% claimed not to have time, 21% believed that LA ...
Background Direct radial artery puncture (DRAP) is considered the gold standard procedure for arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling, but it is associated with significant pain. The current ‘BTS guidelines ...
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK Dr Alison Hislop, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK; a.hislop{at}ich.ucl.ac ...