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Therapeutic irrigation

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ICD-10-PCS
  
[1]

MeSH
  
D007507

ICD-9-CM
  
96.3-96.5

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

Specific types include:

  • Antiseptic lavage
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage
  • Gastric lavage
  • Peritoneal lavage
  • Arthroscopic lavage
  • Ductal lavage
  • Ear lavage
  • Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, and is useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds.

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