- of
inserting a
catheter is
called catheterization. In most uses, a
catheter is a thin,
flexible tube (soft
catheter)
though catheters are
available in...
- In urology, a
Foley catheter is one of many
types of
urinary catheters (UC). The
Foley UC was
named after Frederic Foley, who
produced the
original design...
-
pulmonary artery, and
pulmonary capillary "wedge" pressures.
Right heart catheterizations also
allow the
physician to
estimate the
cardiac output, the amount...
-
central venous catheter (CVC), also
known as a
central line (c-line),
central venous line, or
central venous access catheter, is a
catheter placed into a...
-
Catheter ablation is a
procedure that uses radio-frequency
energy or
other sources to
terminate or
modify a
faulty electrical pathway from
sections of...
- In
urinary catheterization, a latex, polyurethane, or
silicone tube
known as a
urinary catheter is
inserted into the
bladder through the
urethra to allow...
- The Macy
Catheter is a
specialized catheter designed to
provide comfortable and
discreet administration of
ongoing medications via the
rectal route. The...
- The
Catheters were an
American punk rock band from Bellevue, Washington,
which formed in 1995 as a 4-piece with
singer Brian Standeford,
guitarist Derek...
- A
pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also
known as a Swan-Ganz
catheter or
right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped
catheter that is
inserted into a pulmonary...
- A
balloon catheter is a type of "soft"
catheter with an
inflatable "balloon" at its tip
which is used
during a
catheterization procedure to
enlarge a narrow...
