Biomaterial Database

Central venous catheter placement. 1999

J I Vrazas

Department of Radiology, Western Hospital, Victoria, Australia.

Central venous access has become a vital element of medical care. Fraught with significant complications, traditional surgical approaches have yielded image-guided techniques. This article reviews clinical aspects and devices used, and compares surgical and interventional radiological approaches. It also looks at complications and their management, and aspects of patient care.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002405	Catheterization, Central Venous	Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.	Central Venous Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Central,Catheterization, Central,Central Catheterization,Catheterizations, Central,Catheterizations, Central Venous,Central Catheterizations,Central Venous Catheterizations,Venous Catheterizations, Central
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000359	Aftercare	The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.	After Care,After-Treatment,Follow-Up Care,Postabortal Programs,Postabortion,After Treatment,After-Treatments,Care, Follow-Up,Cares, Follow-Up,Follow Up Care,Follow-Up Cares,Postabortal Program,Program, Postabortal,Programs, Postabortal
D015642	Radiology, Interventional	Subspecialty of radiology that combines organ system radiography, catheter techniques and sectional imaging.	Interventional Radiology