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. 2007 Aug;84(2):686-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.038.

Three-digit Allen's test

Mohammed Asif  1 , Pradip K Sarkar
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Three-digit Allen's test

Mohammed Asif et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Hand ischemia after radial artery intervention remains a rare but serious complication. Allen's test is widely used to assess the adequacy of ulnar collateral circulation to the hand. There have been documented cases of hand ischemia after radial artery intervention even with a negative test. We describe a modification of Allen's test based on the anatomy of the radial artery branches that could potentially decrease the number of false negative tests.

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  • Allen's test.
    Barner HB. Barner HB. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;85(2):690. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.029. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008. PMID: 18222308 No abstract available.