Therapeutic irrigation
| Therapeutic irrigation | |
|---|---|
| ICD-10-PCS | 3E1 |
| ICD-9-CM | 96.3-96.5 |
| MeSH | D007507 |
In medicine,therapeutic irrigationorlavage(/ləˈvɑːʒ/lə-VAHZHor/ˈlævɪdʒ/LAV-ij) is cleaning or rinsing.
Types
[edit]Specific types include:
- Antral lavage
- Antiseptic lavage
- Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Whole lung lavage
- Gastric lavage
- Peritoneal lavage
- Arthroscopic lavage
- Ductal lavage
- Nasal irrigation
- Ear lavage
- Pulsed lavage- delivery of an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, useful in cleaning e.g.chronic wounds.[1]
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See also
[edit]- Douche
- Ear picking
- Enema
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Life extension
- Regenerative medicine
- Teeth cleaning
References
[edit]- ^Luedtke-Hoffmann KA, Schafer DS (March 2000)."Pulsed lavage in wound cleansing".Phys Ther.80(3): 292–300.doi:10.1093/ptj/80.3.292.PMID10696155.
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