The Importance of Ultrasound in Radial Access

Using ultrasound access is an absolute must. You would never want to put in a non hydrophilic sheath into the radial artery. Having longer micro catheters is also critical. Using manual compression on the radial artery, I think, is probably not the way to go. The ultimate catheter for liver work is typically the Sarah Jackie. Those are those are really the best catheters and they weren't designed for our procedures, but they work really well.