The Commission said the line into Brooke's stomach may have penetrated her liver and has told the hospital to review policies and guidelines concerning the use of such umbilical venous catheter (UVC) lines.
What does UVC stand for?
UVC stands for Umbilical Venous Catheter
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- Upper Valley Business and Education Partnership (Hanover, NH)
- Umbilical Vein Blood Flow
- United Veterans Beacon House (Pennsylvania)
- Ultraviolet Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy
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- Uniform Vehicle Code
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- Unit Voting Counselor
- Universal Virtual Computer
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- Urban Voice in Comics (magazine)
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- Uniform Victims of Crime Act (drafted 1992 by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws)
- Utah Volleyball Coaches Association
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As part of routine care, we positioned an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) and checked the correct position of its tip in the inferior vena cava by chest x-ray.