a catheter placed in an artery that measures the patient’s blood pressure continuously.
An arterial line is a small, plastic-like tube (catheter) put into an artery in one of your wrists. This allows the doctors and nurses to monitor your blood pressure. It also allows the staff to withdraw blood so you will not have to be pricked for lab tests. Your arterial line is removed when you are ready to transfer to your room.
a thin tube inserted into a patient's artery, usually the radial artery, for purposes of monitoring blood pressure or drawing frequent arterial blood gases. This technique is only used in intensive care units or in the operating room.
The tube carrying blood from the body into the artificial kidney
a catheter placed in an artery to constantly check blood pressure without a blood pressure cuff; also allows medical staff to draw blood for tests without having to give the child another needle stick.
A catheter placed into a peripheral artery (See: peripheral arterial line) or umbilical artery (See: umbilical lines) for the purpose of drawing blood samples and monitoring blood pressure.
A tiny catheter that is inserted into an artery to measure blood pressure, give IV fluids and take blood sampling.
An intravenous (IV) device inserted into an artery to determine blood pressure and draw blood.
a short, soft, plastic tube (a catheter) that is placed directly into an artery
is placed in the wrist artery. It is used to check blood pressure and draw blood samples.
A very thin tube (catheter) inserted into an artery to allow direct measurement of the blood pressure, the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood.
A tube that carries blood away from the body into the dialyzer.
A very small tube (catheter) put into an artery so that blood pressure can be measured at all times. Blood can be removed from this catheter for lab testing.
Tubing connected to a needle inserted into the hemodialysis patient's vascular access. During dialysis, the arterial line carries blood away from the body and into the dialyzer (artificial kidney) on the dialysis machine.
A small plastic tube that is placed in an artery in your wrist and is used to monitor you (arterial) blood pressure. Blood samples can also be taken through this tube.
Catheter inserted into an artery for direct, continuous measurement of a patient's blood pressure.
An arterial line is a thin catheter inserted into an artery. It is most commonly used in intensive care medicine to monitor the blood pressure real-time (rather than by intermittent measurement), and to obtain samples for arterial blood gas measurements. It is not generally used to administer medication.