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单词 central line
释义

central line

noun

medical
: an IV line that is inserted into a large vein (such as the superior vena cava) typically in the neck or near the heart for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes (as to administer medicines or fluids or withdraw blood)
Central lines transfuse IV fluids faster than standard IVs and are used to deliver medicines to sicker patients, usually in the intensive care unit or operating room. Tim Friend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike Aspergillus, Candida auris is mostly detected in hospitals, among people who are on breathing or feeding tubes or receiving a central line (an IV catheter that administers fluids, blood or medication). Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022 The book looks directly, unflinching, at the blood draw, the placement of the central line, the sheer horror of being that close to death. Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022 Comments like this, that proliferated from conservatives on social media Thursday during Biden’s news conference, hearken back to a central line of attack employed by the Trump campaign during the 2020 presidential race. David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021 His decision not to prosecute became his Democratic opponent's central line of attack in the race. Marc Levy, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021 Recently, a central line was placed in Takyra’s chest to help ease the discomfort of constant blood draws and administering medicines, Vance said. Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2020 The hospital system’s coronavirus recovery center, which began accepting calls Wednesday, is a central line that patients can call in order to be matched up with the appropriate specialist or specialists, Kumar said. Emily Brindley, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2020 The next morning, the day he is scheduled for surgery to install a central line for chemotherapy drugs, Amylynne takes Nicholas straight to the emergency room. Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2010 During that procedure, Jaden will also receive a central line for chemotherapy, Joey says. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

central line

noun

: an IV line that is inserted into a large vein (as the superior vena cava) typically in the neck or near the heart for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes (as to administer medicines or fluids or withdraw blood)
I had trained in the intensive care unit. I could start a central line, intubate a patient in respiratory failure, and insert a pacemaker. Margaret Seton, The New England Journal of Medicine
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