Accidental Arterial Cannulation during Cephalic Vein Cannulation

Abstract

Mamta Bhardwaj, Kiranpreet Kaur and Aditya Lamba

Cephalic vein of forearm is frequently used for peripheral intravenous cannulation because of its large size and constant position. Radial artery usually lies some distance away from the cephalic vein but its accessory branches running close to the cephalic vein of forearm have been described [1,2]. Thus venous cannulation at the lateral aspect of the wrist carries a small risk of arterial puncture if arterial anomalies are present.

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