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Catheterization |
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catheterization /cath·e·ter·iza·tion/ (kath?e-ter-i-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´ 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. |
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