Cannulize (Verb)
Meaning
Introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The anesthesiologist carefully cannulated the vein to administer medication to the patient during surgery.
- To start the dialysis treatment, the technician had to cannulate the patient's fistula access site.
- During the procedure, the doctor cannulated the patient's artery to insert a stent.
- The nurse cannulated the correct vein on the first attempt despite the patient's fragile skin.
- The doctor instructed the nurse to cannulate the subclavian vein to insert a central line.