Central Venous Catheters (CVC): Purpose | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Often when you need medicine, you just pop a pill in your mouth[1], down some water, and go about your day. But at other times your doctor may need to give you drugs or fluids that go right into one of your veins.

If you only need it for a few days, like when you’re healing from surgery, you’ll likely get a regular intravenous tube (IV). It’s thin and about an inch long. It goes into your arm or hand. But if you need care for longer than that, you might get what’s called a central venous catheter. It’s also called a central line.

A CVC is also a thin tube, but it’s much longer than a regular IV. It typically goes into a large vein in your arm or chest.

The key with CVCs is that they can stay in for weeks or even years, depending on the type. That can make long-term treatment a lot easier.

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