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Infusions, Intra-Arterial

Medical Definition:	Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, infection, and peripheral vascular disease.
Guide Notes:	do not confuse with PERFUSION, REGIONAL (though both are used in cancer ther) or with INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called:	Infusions, Regional Arterial
Previously Indexed:	Infusions, Parenteral (1966-1977),Injections, Intra-Arterial (1966-1977),Isolation Perfusion (1966-1977)

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