"Punctures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D011677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.800 E04.665
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Punctures" by people in Profiles.
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Vascular access: Femoral, radial and large-bore alternative access. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Jan-Feb; 88:2-19.
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Ultrasound-Guided Transfemoral Access for Coronary Procedures: A Pooled Learning Curve Analysis From the FAUST and UNIVERSAL Trials. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 08; 17(8):e013817.
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Transseptal Puncture Guided by Electroanatomic Mapping: A Novel Fluoroscopically and Echocardiographically Free?Method. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 05 25; 13(10):1233-1235.
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Redefining the fluoroscopic landmarks for common femoral arterial puncture during cardiac catheterization: Femoral angiogram and computed tomography angiogram (FACT) study of common femoral artery anatomy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 09 01; 94(3):367-375.
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Contemporary Arterial Access in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 11 27; 10(22):2233-2241.
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Defining the common femoral artery: Insights from the femoral arterial access with ultrasound trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jun 01; 89(7):1185-1192.
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Real-time ultrasound guidance facilitates femoral arterial access and reduces vascular complications: FAUST (Femoral Arterial Access With Ultrasound Trial). JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jul; 3(7):751-8.
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Outcome of primary empyema thoracis: therapeutic and microbiologic aspects. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Nov; 66(5):1782-6.