Central line care: During your hospital stay - 08/2019
Central line care: During your hospital stay
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Abstract
This handout is for patients at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It explains how nurses care for your central line while you are in the hospital, and how you can help. A central line is a tube (catheter) that providers place in a large vein in your neck, chest, groin, or arm. A central line is also called a central venous catheter.
Publisher
University of Washington Medical Center
Date Published (original date)
2019
Revision Date
08/2019
General Subject
Hospital Stay
Patient Care Procedures & Instructions
Specific Subject/Keyword
Intravenous Therapy
Catheterization
Languages
English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Amharic
Chinese
Record ID
4782