Table 3.
Complications following axillary artery cannulation
| Reference | Cases | Permanent ischaemic damage (n) | Temporary occlusion (n) | Sepsis (n) | Local infection (n) | Pseudoaneurysm (n) | Haematoma (n) | Bleeding (n) |
| [58]* | 1000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| [58]* | 245 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 6 |
| [59] | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | - |
| [60] | 435 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| [54] | 28 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| [61] | 31 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| [55] | 130 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Mean incidence (%) | 0.20 (2/989) | 1.18 (11/930) | 0.51 (5/989) | 2.24 (16/713) | 0.1 (1/1000) | 2.28 (17/744) | 1.41 (10/711) |
The total number of cannulations was 1989. * One study examining two different populations. -, Not investigated.