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CATHETER TUNNELLISABLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tunneled catheter
1, record 1, English, tunneled%20catheter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Catheter designed to have a portion lie within a subcutaneous passage before exiting the body ... Inserted through a subcutaneous tunnel, [tunneled catheters] are often referred to as indwelling catheters, tunneled central venous catheters, right atrial catheters. 2, record 1, English, - tunneled%20catheter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are several varieties of CVCs [central venous catheters] which can be categorized as tunneled ... non-tunneled ... or subcutaneously implanted. 3, record 1, English, - tunneled%20catheter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cathéter tunnellisé
1, record 1, French, cath%C3%A9ter%20tunnellis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cathéter tunnellisable 2, record 1, French, cath%C3%A9ter%20tunnellisable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette étude a été faite de février à août sur tous les types de cathéters (KT) centraux ou subcentraux posés pendant cette période : brachiaux, sous-claviers, jugulaires internes tunnellisés (le plus grand nombre). (Relevé dans Soins, Nos 457/458 - Juillet 1985, page 63) 3, record 1, French, - cath%C3%A9ter%20tunnellis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De nombreux types de cathéters centraux sont disponibles, qu'il s'agisse de cathéters mono- ou bi-lumières, tunnellisables ou non, à émergence cutanée ou totalement implantés. 4, record 1, French, - cath%C3%A9ter%20tunnellis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La tunnellisation] consiste à faire parcourir au cathéter, avant sa pénétration intravasculaire, un trajet sous-cutané d'une dizaine de centimètres [...] 4, record 1, French, - cath%C3%A9ter%20tunnellis%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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