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plastic embolus [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plastic embolus 1, record 1, English, plastic%20embolus
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- catheter embolus 2, record 1, English, catheter%20embolus
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A plastic embolus may be caused by withdrawing the needle from the catheter, then reinserting the needle, causing the sharp, beveled tip of the needle to cut off a small piece of the plastic catheter ... However, the opaque catheters are more difficult to "slide" into the skin. 1, record 1, English, - plastic%20embolus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- embolie de cathéter
1, record 1, French, embolie%20de%20cath%C3%A9ter
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- embolie par cathétérisme 2, record 1, French, embolie%20par%20cath%C3%A9t%C3%A9risme
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'embolie de cathéter] peut survenir avec n'importe quel type de matériel. [...] Elle se produit au cours de la mise en place d'un KT lorsque celle-ci est faite à l'aide d'un trocart métallique (le silicone est endommagé par le tissu tranchant de ce dernier), lors du retrait du mandrin (le KT se «frippe» et se déchire), lors de la désobstruction sous pression de KT en silicone (ce qui ne doit jamais être fait), le cathéter «explose» littéralement, enfin par courbe du cathéter par le fil de fixation [...] (Relevé dans Soins, Nos 457/458 - Juillet 1985, p. 51.) 1, record 1, French, - embolie%20de%20cath%C3%A9ter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le retrait de la canule intraveineuse est associé à deux dangers possibles : l'hémorragie et l'embolie par cathétérisme. [...] Si une partie du cathéter se détache, il peut voyager jusqu'au ventricule droit et bloquer le flux sanguin. [...] 2, record 1, French, - embolie%20de%20cath%C3%A9ter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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