How to Use catheterization in a Sentence
catheterization
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The fact that, during the catheterization, the artery looked normal would mean that the spasm had relaxed and the artery reopened.
— New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022 -
It’s all done with needles, one in the groin and another in the foot, and catheterization, the use of a flexible tube, Shishehbor said.
— Jen Christensen, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023 -
More catheterizations than are conceivable to the male mind.
— Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 9 Dec. 2017 -
Ford said her son had a heart condition and required catheterization in his late 20s.
— Doha Madani, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023 -
He was taken into a catheterization lab and then to an operating room, The New York Times report says.
— Rebekah Riess and Hollie Silverman, CNN, 24 July 2019 -
He was rushed into the cardiac catheterization lab, where the doctors found blockages, and from there into surgery for an open-heart triple bypass procedure the same day.
— Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 12 June 2017 -
Then in 2008, the health system was rocked by scandal when a catheterization lab nurse was caught stealing patients’ fentanyl and replacing it with saline.
— Andy Marso, kansascity, 10 Oct. 2017 -
Her sister, Zyniya, who is now 10, knows how to properly clean up after a catheterization, how to change a diaper, how to buckle her into the car.
— Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019 -
In the catheterization lab, her coronary arteries were clean.
— Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020 -
Because Backus doesn’t have a catheterization lab, doctors called Hartford Hospital and asked to transfer her there.
— Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023 -
There, the victim was sent to the catheterization laboratory for evaluation and fitted with a stent, Mehling said.
— John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2018 -
One of them was nurse Jeffrey Roussel, who works in the catheterization laboratory.
— Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020 -
The hope is that those first responders can more quickly identify larger clots that may require catheterization.
— Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 30 May 2017 -
Radial access for catheterization has moved much more quickly in Europe, China and other parts of Asia.
— Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017 -
Their goal: to get a patient into a catheterization lab to insert a stent - a tiny expandable metal mesh coil that once in place will keep an artery open - within 90 minutes of experiencing symptoms.
— Ken Budd, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023 -
One disorder, called single-ventricle disease, can lead to scarring in the liver and abnormal flow in the lymphatic system, which can be treated with a catheterization.
— Tom Avril, Philly.com, 9 Mar. 2018 -
The doctor ordered a catheterization; Mr. Albright would be admitted overnight and fitted with a LifeVest, a round-the-clock external defibrillator for people at risk of sudden cardiac death.
— Emily Baumgaertner Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023 -
In the cardiac-catheterization lab, a cardiologist fed a narrow tube through a blood vessel and injected a dye to illuminate the arteries supplying her heart.
— Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 17 Aug. 2017 -
No recommendation for catheterization or any other heart procedure was made, the official said.
— Simone Preissler Iglesias, Bloomberg.com, 12 Oct. 2017 -
Shah’s testing starts with an invasive angiogram, also called catheterization, which reveals major blockages.
— Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022 -
Ambulances with heart patients were being diverted because the facility's catheterization lab was down, the person posted.
— Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020 -
Early treatment with clot-buster medications or a trip to the catheterization laboratory is critical.
— Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 -
The new hospital also features advanced surgical suites and a catheterization laboratory with imaging equipment used in cardiac care.
— Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2017 -
Examples might include an endoscopy or a heart catheterization that is not expected to involve significant hospital recovery time, Stack said Monday.
— Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2020 -
Some of the innovations added in the expansion include a giant robotic machine that allows for magnetic resonance imaging during brain surgeries and hybrid rooms for cardiac patients that convert from catheterization labs to operating rooms.
— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022 -
Although most people have a good outcome, some people have worsening of symptoms after surgery, requiring intermittent or permanent catheterization.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2021 -
His specialty was cardiology with a sub-specialty in cardiac catheterization.
— Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 14 June 2017 -
More calcification gradually developed, and was found over much of the surface of Steele's heart when emergency surgery was performed after a physician accidentally perforated his heart during a catheterization in February.
— Marilynn Marchione, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2017 -
When patients enter a hospital during a heart attack, some are immediately taken to a catheterization laboratory, said Robert Yeh, an interventional cardiologist and co-author of the study.
— Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2018 -
However, catheterization technique needs to be meticulous to avoid introducing bacteria.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2021
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