Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
December 2019
There is much to understand about Vitamin B12 and Folate deficiency amongst the elders and younger generations, so read through the blog to understand it better
Central Line is an Intravenous line (a delicate tube) infused in the vein to provide medicines or extract the blood from the patient or to provide any liquids to the patients It is generally embedded into the vein present in the neck or close to the heart or through the arm which is relatively larger in size. This is done while trying to ascertain the disease the patient is suffering from or while providing any therapy for curing the disease diagnosed thereof.
For example: If a catheter is used for a chest pain, then it is first inserted below the chest skin, embedded into the larger vein called Superior Vena Cava and ends at the line proximate to the nipple. During the surgery, the patient will have dissection on the chest, the entry point of the catheter in the vein and at the exit point when it ushers out of the skin in the chest.
The Central Line also known as Central Venous Catheter is of basically of 2 types –
Non-tunnelled Catheters – It is embedded in the beginning of the insertion.
Tunnelled Catheters – This is inserted at the end area of the process i.e the neck, chest etc as the case may be.
The following are the precautions to be taken while handling the Catheter:
It is thus advisable to handle the Central Line with utmost care to avoid any complications and reap the benefits at the earliest.