Late evaluation of upper limb arterial flow in patients after long radial (PiCCO™) catheter placement

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Arterial flow; global comparisons

Arterial Doppler flows	LRC group	SRC group	NOCATH group
Arterial Doppler flows	( n = 16)	( n = 10)	( n = 14)
(cc/min) ^a	Flow _LRC	Flow _SRC	Flow _NOCATH
Ulnar	10.0 (16.0)	6.5 (8)^c	8.5 (7.5)
	(+53%)^b	(−23%)
	(+18%)^c
Radial	2.2 (8.7)	8.5 (6.5)	9.2 (15)
	(−74%)^b; p = 0.041	(−8%)^c
	(−76%)^c; p = 0.012
Brachial	43.0 (38.8)	33.5 (20.5)	44.5 (40.9)
	(+28%)^b	(−25%)^c
	(−3%)^c
Subclavian	72.0 (65.5)	77.0 (73)	95.5 (64)
	(−6%)^b	(−19%)^c
	(−25%)^c

^aMedian (interquartile range); ^bCompared with Flow_SRC; ^cCompared with Flow_NOCATH. (p value <0.05 is significant, and it is shown).