• Source: Therapeutic irrigation

In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage ( lə-VAHZH or LAV-ij) is cleaning or rinsing.




Types


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.




See also


Douche
Ear picking
Enema
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Life extension
Regenerative medicine
Teeth cleaning




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Therapeutic irrigation
• Douche
• Open fracture
• Drug instillation
• Debridement
• Irrigation (disambiguation)
• Enema
• Medication
• Gustilo open fracture classification
• Sulfuric acid poisoning