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Descriptor English: Infusions, Intravenous
Descriptor Spanish: Infusiones Intravenosas
Descriptor infusiones intravenosas
Entry term(s) gota a gota intravenosa
infusiones gota a gota
Scope note: Administración lenta (de minutos a horas) de un líquido en una vena por venopunción, ya sea dejando que el líquido fluya por la gravedad o por bombeo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Infusões Intravenosas
Descriptor French: Perfusions veineuses
Entry term(s): Drip Infusion
Drip Infusions
Drip, Intravenous
Infusion, Drip
Infusion, Intravenous
Infusions, Drip
Intravenous Drip
Intravenous Infusion
Intravenous Infusions
Tree number(s): E02.319.267.082.500
E02.319.267.510.590
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007262
Scope note: The long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it.
Annotation: usually NIM; do not confuse with INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Infusions, Parenteral (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87; was see INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL 1975-86
Online Note: search INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL 1975-86
History Note: 87; was see INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL 1975-86
Related: Immunoglobulins, Intravenous MeSH
DeCS ID: 19210
Unique ID: D007262
NLM Classification: WB 354
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/19
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Infusions, Intravenous - Preferred
Concept UI M0011335
Scope note The long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it.
Preferred term Infusions, Intravenous
Entry term(s) Infusion, Intravenous
Intravenous Infusion
Intravenous Infusions
Intravenous Drip - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0011334
Preferred term Intravenous Drip
Entry term(s) Drip Infusion
Drip Infusions
Drip, Intravenous
Infusion, Drip
Infusions, Drip



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