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Abstract
The cannulation of the peripheral artery is a prerequisite for invasive blood pressure monitoring and repeated arterial blood gas sampling. Radial artery is commonly used site for inserting an arterial cannula. Many times, either during the change of posture or during prone ventilation, the arterial cannula gets displaced, and it is challenging to reinsert the arterial cannula in the lateral or prone position. In such circumstances, an alternative site of arterial cannulation needs to be looked into; we report a case in which the popliteal artery was used for arterial cannulation while the patient was in a prone position.
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Contributors NB has written the manuscript; has taken the photograph during the procedure and took the consent from the patient. VP has helped NB in writing the manuscript. SG has independently reviewed the manuscript, evaluated the scientific content, did grammatical corrections and edited the text. NK is the corresponding author. He gave the idea of cannulating the popliteal artery and he performed the arterial cannulation. He has also edited the manuscript from 2000 words to 1164 word and reviewed the manuscript.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Next of kin consent obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.