# venous cutdown

> medical procedure, creation of a small incised opening in a vein to permit the passage of a needle or cannula

**Wikidata**: [Q7920188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7920188)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venous_cutdown)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/venous-cutdown


## References

1. UMLS 2023