Catheterization

Introduction: Catheterization

Description of Catheterization

Catheterization: heading term for the use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids; for catheterization with diagnostic purposes use narrower term DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERIZATION; also consider heart or urinary catheterization.
Source: CRISP

Catheterization: Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.
Source: MeSH 2007

Catheterization: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Catheterization:

• Passage
• Catheter

Terms associated with Catheterization:

Terms Similar to Catheterization:

• Cannulation

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Catheters, Indwelling
• Venous Cutdown

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Catheterization:

• Balloon Dilatation
• Catheterization, Central Venous
• Catheterization, Peripheral
• Heart Catheterization
• Urinary Catheterization
• Radiography, Interventional
• Catheter Ablation
• Angioplasty
• Balloon Occlusion

Source - MeSH 2007

• diagnostic catheterization
• heart catheterization
• urinary catheterization

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Catheterization

• surgery

Source - CRISP

The term Catheterization can be used for:

• cannulation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Catheterization

The following list attempts to classify Catheterization into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Catheterization

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Investigative Techniques
  • Catheterization

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