A central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line (c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into...

peripheral venous catheter, peripheral venous line, peripheral venous access catheter, or peripheral intravenous catheter, is a catheter (small, flexible...

Distributive shock Hypovolemia Jugular venous pressure Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure "Central Venous Catheter Physiology". Archived from the original...

is a catheter that enters the body through the skin (percutaneously) at a peripheral site, extends to the superior vena cava (a central venous trunk)...

A Hickman line is a central venous catheter most often used for the administration of chemotherapy or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal...

medication or parenteral nutrition with a peripheral venous catheter or central venous catheter angioplasty, angiography, balloon septostomy, balloon...

The duration of central venous catheterization is dependent on the type of treatment given. Central venous catheters (CVC) are catheters inserted into the...

catheter is a catheter used for exchanging blood to and from a hemodialysis machine and a patient. The dialysis catheter contains two lumens: venous and...

A Groshong line is a type of intravenous catheter used for central venous access. It can be tunneled or non-tunneled. Groshongs may be left in place for...

colonization of catheters. No resistance to taurolidine has been observed to date. To avoid the use of heparin in central venous catheters, citrate catheter locks...

jugular venous pressure is often used to assess the central venous pressure in the absence of invasive measurements (e.g. with a central venous catheter, which...

direct vision. It is used for venous access in cases of trauma, and hypovolemic shock when the use of a peripheral venous catheter is either difficult or impossible...

The complications of umbilical lines are similar to those of Central venous catheter mainly Infections such as Neonatal sepsis and thrombosis. The most...

pulmonary embolism associated with low blood pressure, and blocked central venous catheter. It is given by injection into a vein or artery. Alteplase is the...

implantable central venous port system (TICVPS) in 1982. Hickman line Peripherally inserted central catheter or "PICC" Groshong line Central venous catheter Huber...

It is the typical site of central venous access via a central venous catheter or a peripherally inserted central catheter. Mentions of "the cava" without...

function of the lungs and kidneys, respectively. A central venous catheter and an arterial catheter may be placed for access to the bloodstream and to...

therapy catheter, would severely damage both blood cells and the vascular system. In these cases, it is common to insert a central venous catheter. All such...

apheresis. Access is most commonly achieved via the placement of a central venous catheter, a Seldinger technique, and guidance tools such as ultrasound and...

regular dialysis. A Quinton catheter has been used to deliver chronic dialysis since the mid-1980s. Central venous catheter Garnick, Coral. "Wayne Quinton...

concentrations of potassium (>40 mmol/L) should generally be given using a central venous catheter. Magnesium replacement may also be required. Hypokalemia is one...

Peripheral venous access is least prone to thrombosis, followed by midline catheters and the centrally placed catheters. Central venous access is the...

of the upper central veins, as well as the external jugular vein. It plays no role in the placement of a femoral central venous catheter. The Trendelenburg...

extremity DVT include having an existing foreign body (such as a central venous catheter, a pacemaker, or a triple-lumen PICC line), cancer, and recent...

due to expanding use of intravascular devices (such as permanent central venous catheters and leads for pacemakers and defibrillators), which can result...

brand name Defencath, is a fixed-dose combination catheter lock solution used for central venous catheter instillation. It contains taurolidine, a thiadiazinane...

effective treatment is removal of the prosthetic material (usually a central venous catheter or similar device). S. maltophilia adheres strongly and forms biofilm...

A pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a Swan-Ganz catheter or right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped catheter that is inserted into a pulmonary...

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often used to place a central venous catheter, or line for venous access. Ultrasound imaging for locating the vein and catheter placement is advocated...