What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Stiff large-bore nontunneled catheter with three lumens (two dialysis, one infusion), marked power-injectable.
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Nontunneled hemodialysis catheter
Short-term dialysis catheter
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Nontunneled, power-injectable triple-lumen catheter for short-term hemodialysis with an extra lumen for infusion or contrast. Typical procedural contexts include acute or temporary dialysis access, typically via the internal jugular vein.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
This is a temporary high-flow dialysis catheter placed without a subcutaneous tunnel or cuff; some variants add an additional infusion lumen beyond the two primary dialysis lumens.