Radial Artery Occlusion after Coronary Angiography with Trans Radial Access A nurse led study employing duplex ultrasonography and the reverse Barbeau test.

In a high-volume TRA centre, we detected an overall low incidence of RAO using conventional pressure dressing as means of haemostasis. The easy-to-use RBT detected all cases of RAO. Following a short course of training, a nurse from the cardiac catheterisation laboratory was able to perform high quality DUSG examinations of the radial artery to assess patency.