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Descriptor English:   Catheterization 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cateterismo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cateterismo 
Synonyms English:   Cannulation
Cannulations
Catheterizations  
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
EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends VE veterinary
Record Number:   23183 
Unique Identifier:   D002404 

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