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Equipment and Supplies > Catheters > Vascular Access Devices

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Vascular Access Devices  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Catheter, Port
  • Catheters, Port
  • Catheters, Vascular
  • Catheter, Vascular
  • Intra-Arterial Line
  • Intra Arterial Lines
  • Intra-Arterial Lines
  • Line, Intra-Arterial
  • Lines, Intra-Arterial
  • Port A Cath
  • Port-A-Cath
  • PortACath
  • Port Catheter
  • Port Catheters
  • Ports, Vascular Access
  • Port, Vascular Access
  • Reservoirs, Venous
  • Reservoir, Venous
  • Vascular Access Port
  • Vascular Access Ports
  • Vascular Catheter
  • Vascular Catheters
  • Venous Reservoir
  • Venous Reservoirs

Scope note

  • Devices to be inserted into veins or arteries for the purpose of carrying fluids into or from a peripheral or central vascular location. They may include component parts such as catheters, ports, reservoirs, and valves. They may be left in place temporarily for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

History note

  • 2013; for VASCULAR ACCESS PORTS use CATHETERS, INDWELLING 1990-2012; for INTRA-ARTERIAL LINES use CATHETERS, INDWELLING 1987-2012; for VENOUS RESERVOIRS use CATHETERS, INDWELLING 1998-2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D062666

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