Subcutaneous Nitroglycerin for Pediatric Radial Artery Cannulation
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-07-22
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the vasodilative effect of subcutaneous
nitroglycerin during ultrasound-guided radial artery cannulation in pediatric patients. The
hypothesis of this study is that the subcutaneous nitroglycerin will increase the radial
artery size and improve the first-attempt success rate of radial artery cannulation. This is
a single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study comparing the effect of
subcutaneous nitroglycerin and saline on radial artery cannulation in pediatric patients
undergoing general anesthesia. Prior to the procedure, each patient will be randomized into
either the control arm, saline, or study arm, nitroglycerin.