critical care medicine
How To Do Femoral Artery Cannulation, Ultrasound Guided
Positioning for Femoral Artery Cannulation, US Guided
Raise the bed to a comfortable height for you (ie, so you may stand straight while doing the procedure). Place the patient supine. Comfortably abduct and externally rotate the leg. Retract a pannus or a urethral catheter away from the inguinal area (using tape or an assistant if needed). 