Search on: CATHETERIZATION 
Descriptors Found: 1
Displaying: 1 .. 1  

 1 / 1 DeCS     
Descriptor English:   Catheterization 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cateterismo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cateterismo 
Synonyms English:   Cannulations
Catheterizations
Cannulation  
Tree Number:   E02.148
E05.157
Definition English:   Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions. 
Indexing Annotation English:   general or unspecified; prefer specifics
See Related English:   Catheters, Indwelling
Venous Cutdown
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   23183 
Unique Identifier:   D002404 

Occurrence in VHL:
 

Similar:

 
DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS