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catheterization /cath·e·ter·iza·tion/ (kath″ĕ-ter-ĭ-za´shun) passage of a catheter into a body channel or cavity. cardiac catheterization passage of a small catheter through a vein in an arm or leg or the neck and into the heart, permitting the securing of blood samples, determination of intracardiac pressure, detection of cardiac anomalies, planning of operative approaches, and determination, implementation, or evaluation of appropriate therapy. retrograde catheterization passage of a cardiac catheter against the direction of blood flow and into the heart. transseptal catheterization passage of a cardiac catheter through the right atrium into the left atrium, performed to relieve valve obstruction and in techniques such as balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Catheterization The process of inserting a tubular instrument into a body cavity to permit passage of fluid. catheterization [kath′ətur′īzā′shən] the introduction of a catheter (a hollow flexible tube) into a body cavity or organ to inject or remove a fluid. See also female catheterization, Foley catheter, male catheterization. catheterize, v. catheterization (kath´ n the process of introducing a hollow, flexible tube into a blood vessel or body cavity to withdraw or instill fluids. catheterization passage of a catheter into a body channel or cavity. See also cardiac catheterization and central venous catheterization. The most common usage of the term is in reference to the introduction of a catheter via the urethra into the urinary bladder. balloon catheterization see balloon valvuloplasty. catheterization The placement of a catheter in a lumen. See Right heart catheterization, Subclavian vein catheterization, Swan-Ganz catheterization. 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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Construction is under way for a new Catheterization Laboratory suite at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY. 9 million construction project, Lancaster's Antelope Valley Hospital will also add a second cardiac catheterization laboratory, in addition to expanding its emergency room and ICU. The appeals court held that the officers' acquiescence in the hospital nurse's request to help her restrain the arrestee during the catheterization process did not violate the arrestee's Fourth Amendment rights. |
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