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| ==Definition of Terms== | | ==Definition of Terms== |
| ==='''CL''' means '''Central Line''' === | | === Central Line === |
| A CL is a vascular access catheter that passes through or has a tip ending at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels.
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| ===='''Great vessels''' include:====
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| *aorta
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| *pulmonary artery
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| *superior vena cava
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| *inferior vena cava
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| *brachiocephalic veins
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| *internal jugular veins
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| *subclavian veins
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| *external iliac veins
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| *common iliac veins
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| *femoral veins
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| ===='''Central Lines''' include:====
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| *subclavian vein catheter
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| *internal jugular vein catheter
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| *PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter)
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| *Swan-Ganz (pulmonary artery) catheter
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| *Brovic
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| *Groshong
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| *Hickman
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| *Dialysis catheter
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| *introducer for temporary pacing wire
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| ===='''Not''' counted as Central Lines:====
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| *arterial catheters inserted into an artery
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| *ECMO
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| *IABP
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| *VAD
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| *IMPELLA
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| ====Common skin commensal==== | | ====Common skin commensal==== |