Biomaterial Database

Central venous catheterization: issues associated with the use of single- and multiple-lumen catheters. 1990

E W Speer

Central venous catheterization is frequently the preferred route of access into the vascular system. In recent years, technological advances have given rise to multiple-lumen central venous catheters. As intravenous nurses, it is our responsibility to be knowledgeable about the central venous system, the multiplicity of central venous catheters, and the elements of risk associated with these catheters.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010347	Patient Care Planning	Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient.	Nursing Care Plans,Goals of Care,Plans, Nursing Care,Care Goal,Care Goals,Care Plan, Nursing,Care Planning, Patient,Care Plans, Nursing,Nursing Care Plan,Plan, Nursing Care,Planning, Patient Care
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
D002408	Catheters, Indwelling	Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time.	Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man