A cannula is a thin tube that doctors insert into a person’s body cavity, such as their nose, or into a vein. Doctors use them to drain fluid, administer medication, or provide oxygen.

A 24-gauge intravenous cannula was used as introducer ... PICC through a 24-gauge cannula or inserting a larger cannula in the small size vessels. 8 However, embolization of a cannula fragment ...

A doctor may suggest IV access through a bigger vein via a central line or peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line. Manufacturers make butterfly needles in a variety of sizes.

A “unique” midline cannula previously only available in hospitals has been used for the first time in the community by a specialist intravenous therapy nurse. The device, which was developed in the US ...

access is established by inserting the cannula and stylet, much like a regular intravenous cannula, into a palpable vein in or near the antecubital fossa. The stylet is removed and the catheter ...