It's performed to correct single ventricle birth defect. The normal heart has fours chamber - two upper atria and two lower ventricles. With single ventricle there is either a comlpete absence of a second ventricle or it is underdeveloped. Cauterization creates a second ventricle or enlarges a poorly developed one. Source(s): I'm a nurse.
Trivet definition, a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table. See more.
Central Venous Catheters. What is a central venous catheter? A central venous catheter, also called a central line, is a long, thin, flexible tube used to give medicines, fluids, nutrients, or blood products over a long period of time, usually several weeks or more. A catheter is often inserted in the arm or chest through the skin into a large vein.