Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Tube | Is a | Cannula, tube AND/OR catheter | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Replacement of percutaneous tube with imaging guidance using contrast (procedure) | Direct device | True | Tube | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 |
| Tube cecostomy | Direct device | True | Tube | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 |
| Nephrotomy with tube drainage | Using device (attribute) | True | Tube | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 |
| Resuscitation with intubation (procedure) | Direct device | True | Tube | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Sounding of stomach (procedure) | Using device (attribute) | True | Tube | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
This concept is not in any reference sets