Femoral versus radial arterial pressure monitoring in cardiac surgery patients: protocol for a randomised controlled multicentric superiority trial (FERARI)

Key Points

• Trial aims to assess arterial pressure monitoring approaches in cardiac surgery patients—femoral vs radial.
• The primary outcome is to measure device accuracy in monitoring arterial pressure after surgery.
• Randomised controlled trial protocol focusing on multicentric data collection across hospitals.
• Successful findings could suggest optimal monitoring techniques for better patient outcomes during surgery.