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Radial pulse absent

MedGen UID:
107910
•Concept ID:
C0577854
•
Finding
Synonym: Absent radial pulse
SNOMED CT: Radial pulse absent (301165004)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multicentre observational study on practice of prehospital management of hypotensive trauma patients: the SPITFIRE study protocol.
Tartaglione M, Carenzo L, Gamberini L, Lupi C, Giugni A, Mazzoli CA, Chiarini V, Cavagna S, Allegri D, Holcomb JB, Lockey D, Sbrana G, Gordini G, Coniglio C; SPITFIRE Study Collaborators
BMJ Open 2022 May 30;12(5):e062097. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062097. PMID: 35636792Free PMC Article
The value of ultrasonic diagnosis in the management of vascular complications of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children.
Benedetti Valentini M, Farsetti P, Martinelli O, Laurito A, Ippolito E
Bone Joint J 2013 May;95-B(5):694-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B5.31042. PMID: 23632684

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Arterial percutaneous angioplasty in hemodialysis access: Endovascular treatment of hand ischemia.
Teixeira G, Almeida P, Loureiro L, Antunes I, Rego D, Teixeira S, Mendes D, Sousa CN, Queirós J, de Matos N, Almeida R
J Vasc Access 2021 May;22(3):411-416. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1177/1129729820946654. PMID: 32723132
The pulseless radial artery in transradial catheterization: challenges and solutions.
Parikh A, Gilchrist IC
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019 Nov;17(11):827-836. Epub 2019 Nov 18 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1691917. PMID: 31710251
Pulseless Oximetry: A Preliminary Evaluation.
Aldrich TK, Gupta P, Stoy SP, Carlese A, Goldstein DJ
Chest 2015 Dec;148(6):1484-1488. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0435. PMID: 26204107
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Larizza L, Roversi G, Volpi L
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010 Jan 29;5:2. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-2. PMID: 20113479Free PMC Article
Takayasu's arteritis.
Tahir MH, Iqbal T, Raja MK
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Jun;15(6):362-3. PMID: 15924843

Diagnosis

Arterial percutaneous angioplasty in hemodialysis access: Endovascular treatment of hand ischemia.
Teixeira G, Almeida P, Loureiro L, Antunes I, Rego D, Teixeira S, Mendes D, Sousa CN, Queirós J, de Matos N, Almeida R
J Vasc Access 2021 May;22(3):411-416. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1177/1129729820946654. PMID: 32723132
The pulseless radial artery in transradial catheterization: challenges and solutions.
Parikh A, Gilchrist IC
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019 Nov;17(11):827-836. Epub 2019 Nov 18 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1691917. PMID: 31710251
Hypereosinophilic vasculitis: A case report.
Alzayer H, Hasan MA
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Apr;98(17):e15392. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015392. PMID: 31027135Free PMC Article
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Larizza L, Roversi G, Volpi L
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010 Jan 29;5:2. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-2. PMID: 20113479Free PMC Article
Takayasu's arteritis.
Tahir MH, Iqbal T, Raja MK
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Jun;15(6):362-3. PMID: 15924843

Therapy

Arterial percutaneous angioplasty in hemodialysis access: Endovascular treatment of hand ischemia.
Teixeira G, Almeida P, Loureiro L, Antunes I, Rego D, Teixeira S, Mendes D, Sousa CN, Queirós J, de Matos N, Almeida R
J Vasc Access 2021 May;22(3):411-416. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1177/1129729820946654. PMID: 32723132
Combined Radial-Pedal Access Strategy and Radial-Pedal Rendezvous in the Revascularization of Complex Total Occlusions of the Superficial Femoral Artery (the "No Femoral Access" Strategy).
Hanna EB, Prout DL
J Endovasc Ther 2016 Apr;23(2):321-9. Epub 2016 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/1526602816629609. PMID: 26848132
Pulseless Oximetry: A Preliminary Evaluation.
Aldrich TK, Gupta P, Stoy SP, Carlese A, Goldstein DJ
Chest 2015 Dec;148(6):1484-1488. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0435. PMID: 26204107
Takayasu's arteritis.
Tahir MH, Iqbal T, Raja MK
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Jun;15(6):362-3. PMID: 15924843
Nonpenetrating subclavian artery trauma.
Costa MC, Robbs JV
J Vasc Surg 1988 Jul;8(1):71-5. doi: 10.1067/mva.1988.avs0080071. PMID: 3385881

Prognosis

Pulseless Oximetry: A Preliminary Evaluation.
Aldrich TK, Gupta P, Stoy SP, Carlese A, Goldstein DJ
Chest 2015 Dec;148(6):1484-1488. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0435. PMID: 26204107
Successive transradial access for coronary procedures: experience of Quebec Heart-Lung Institute.
Abdelaal E, Molin P, Plourde G, Machaalany J, Bataille Y, Brousseau-Provencher C, Montminy S, Larose E, Roy L, Gleeton O, Barbeau G, Nguyen CM, Noël B, Costerousse O, Bertrand OF
Am Heart J 2013 Mar;165(3):325-31. Epub 2012 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.10.016. PMID: 23453100
Superficial arm arteries revisited: Brother and sister with absent radial pulse.
Claassen H, Schmitt O, Werner D, Schareck W, Kröger JC, Wree A
Ann Anat 2010 May 20;192(3):151-5. Epub 2010 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2010.02.005. PMID: 20417079
Takayasu's arteritis.
Tahir MH, Iqbal T, Raja MK
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Jun;15(6):362-3. PMID: 15924843
The neurovascular outcome of scapulothoracic dissociation.
Sampson LN, Britton JC, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Clark DE, Rosenberg JM, Bredenberg CE
J Vasc Surg 1993 Jun;17(6):1083-8; discussion 1088-9. PMID: 8505787

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures accompanied with pink pulseless hands.
Xie LW, Wang J, Deng ZQ
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021 Jan 6;22(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03877-z. PMID: 33407334Free PMC Article
Arterial percutaneous angioplasty in hemodialysis access: Endovascular treatment of hand ischemia.
Teixeira G, Almeida P, Loureiro L, Antunes I, Rego D, Teixeira S, Mendes D, Sousa CN, Queirós J, de Matos N, Almeida R
J Vasc Access 2021 May;22(3):411-416. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1177/1129729820946654. PMID: 32723132
Safety and Feasibility of Transradial Access for Noncoronary and Peripheral Vascular Interventions.
Zia S, Singh K, Juneja A, Schor J, Deitch J
Ann Vasc Surg 2018 Nov;53:255-261. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.003. PMID: 29885431
Pulseless Oximetry: A Preliminary Evaluation.
Aldrich TK, Gupta P, Stoy SP, Carlese A, Goldstein DJ
Chest 2015 Dec;148(6):1484-1488. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0435. PMID: 26204107
Pulse oximetry for the diagnosis and prediction for surgical exploration in the pulseless perfused hand as a result of supracondylar fractures of the distal humerus.
Soh RC, Tawng DK, Mahadev A
Clin Orthop Surg 2013 Mar;5(1):74-81. Epub 2013 Feb 20 doi: 10.4055/cios.2013.5.1.74. PMID: 23467453Free PMC Article

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