Cannulisation (Noun)
Meaning
The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The nurse carefully performed the cannulisation of the patient's jugular vein to administer medication.
- Cannulisation of the trachea is a common procedure in respiratory therapy.
- The doctor had to wait for the results of the X-ray to confirm the correct placement of the cannulisation tube in the patient's stomach.
- The cannulisation process was complicated by the patient's narrow and tortuous vessels.
- The medical team relied on fluoroscopy to guide the cannulisation of the coronary artery during the angioplasty procedure.