Central Venous Catheter Kit
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A sterile kit in a molded tray: a soft catheter with one to three lumenLOO-menThe open space inside a tube, such as a blood vessel, the intestine or a catheter.Full entry , each ending in its own extension and cap, plus the needle, guidewire and syringes used to place it. The tip end stays in the vein and the extensions stay outside the body.
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What it’s for
Gives direct access to a large central vein for measuring central venous pressureSEN-trul VEE-nus PRESH-erThe blood pressure in the large vein near the heart's right atrium, measured through a central line.Full entry , giving fluids, blood and drugs fast, and drawing blood. The anesthesia provideran-us-THEE-zhuh pruh-VY-derThe licensed professional who gives anesthesia and watches over the client's breathing and vital functions during a procedure.Full entry usually places it through the internal jugularJUG-yuh-lerRelating to the neck, especially the large veins in the neck.Full entry or subclavian vein (less often the femoralFEM-er-ulRelating to the thigh or the femur, the thigh bone.Full entry vein) so the tip sits in the superior vena cavasuh-PEER-ee-er VEE-nuh KAY-vuhThe large vein that carries blood from the head, neck, arms and upper chest back to the right atrium of the heart.superior uppervena veincava hollowFull entry near the right atriumAY-tree-umOne of the two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood coming back to the heart.atri/o atrium-um noun endingFull entry . It is routine for cardiac surgery and is used in major vascular and other high-risk cases, often together with an arterial linear-TEER-ee-ul lineA thin catheter placed in an artery, often in the wrist, to measure blood pressure all the time and draw blood.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
Single, double and triple lumenLOO-menThe open space inside a tube, such as a blood vessel, the intestine or a catheter.Full entry catheters in several lengths and French sizes. Non-tunneled lines are for short or medium-term use; tunneled lines (Hickman, Broviac, Groshong) and implanted ports are for long-term therapy. Made of premature ventricular contractionpree-muh-CHOOR ven-TRIK-yuh-ler kun-TRAK-shunAn extra heartbeat that starts early from a ventricle instead of from the heart's normal pacemaker.Full entry , Teflon, polyurethane or silicone.
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- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 30 (Vascular and Microvascular Surgery), p. 844
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 13 (Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery), p. 257
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 24 (Vascular Surgery), p. 888
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 940
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 10 (Instrumentation, Equipment, and Supplies), p. 286
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