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catheter
(redirected from Swan-Ganz catheter)

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catheter
Med a long slender flexible tube for inserting into a natural bodily cavity or passage for introducing or withdrawing fluid, such as urine or blood
catheter [′kath·ə·dər]
(medicine)
A hollow, tubular device for insertion into a cavity, duct, or vessel to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to establish patency of the passageway.
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6%) were almost as high as medication errors and were associated with laboratory procedures and types of equipment, such as Swan-Ganz catheters, patient-controlled analgesia, dialysis machines, pacemakers and rapid transfusers.
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In patients with a central venous catheter, a Swan-Ganz catheter, a feeding tube, or a chest tube placement, only postprocedure radiographs are indicated.
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Clinical data presented earlier this year demonstrated that the Edwards FloTrac technology has reliability comparable to the Swan-Ganz catheter.
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