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Therapeutic irrigation
ICD-10-PCS	3E1
ICD-9-CM	96.3-96.5
MeSH	D007507

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

Types

Specific types include:

Antiseptic lavage
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Gastric lavage
Peritoneal lavage
Arthroscopic lavage
Ductal lavage
Nasal irrigation
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.^[1]

See also

Vaginal douche

References

^ Luedtke-Hoffmann KA, Schafer DS (March 2000). "Pulsed lavage in wound cleansing". Phys Ther. 80 (3): 292–300. PMID 10696155.

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