Central Venous Access Catheter

Preferred Label : Central Venous Access Catheter;

NCIt synonyms : Central Line Catheter;

NCIt related terms : Central Venous Access Catheters;

NCIt definition : A venous catheter positioned with the tip in the proximal third of the superior vena cava, the right atrium, or the inferior vena cava.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel for the purpose of giving intravenous fluid and drugs. It also can be used to obtain blood samples. This device avoids the need for separate needle insertions for each infusion or blood test. Examples of these devices include Hickman catheters, which require clamps to make sure the valve is closed, and Groshong catheters, which have a valve that opens as fluid is withdrawn or infused and remains closed when not in use.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045962;

Details

Origin ID

C17612;

UMLS CUI

C1145640;

Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Central venous catheter [LOINC part]
- Central venous catheter, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- central venous catheter [SNOMED Notion]
- central venous catheters [MeSH concept]
- central venous catheters [MeSH Descriptor]
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- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Medical Device Terminology [NCIt concept]

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