Meaning Central venous line
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Central venous line


A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart. Central venous lines have a number of different uses. A central venous line allows concentrated solutions to be infused with less risk of complications. It perm [..]
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