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arterial line |
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arterial line (A-line, Art-line), an arterial blood monitoring system consisting of a catheter inserted into an artery and connected to pressure tubing, a transducer, and a monitor. The device permits continuous direct blood pressure readings as well as access to the arterial blood supply when samples are needed for analysis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Agreement was also high for inserting an arterial line ([kappa] = 0. Using an aseptic technique, we inserted a central venous catheter into the femoral vein for drug infusion, and we placed a femoral arterial line to monitor arterial blood pressure and to obtain arterial blood samples (0. The patient is transferred from ICU to HDU with the central line transduced and arterial line in situ allowing continuous central venous and blood pressure monitoring. |
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