Short description: Medical treatment using antiseptic washes
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Antiseptic lavage is a means of washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of warm water mixed with an antiseptic or antifungal solution. Antiseptic lavages are commonly used as a treatment to pericoronitis of wisdom teeth.
Applying antibacterial solutions to wash out wounds may reduce infection rates compared with non-antibacterial products.[1] Pumping the washing solution into the wound may reduce infections compared with other methods of washing out.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Intracavity lavage and wound irrigation for prevention of surgical site infection". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 10: CD012234. October 2017. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012234.pub2. PMID 29083473.
Medical placement and administration procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 96, ICD-10-PCS 2-3) |
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| Intubation |
- Tracheal intubation
- Balloon tamponade (Sengstaken–Blakemore tube)
- Nasogastric intubation
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| Therapeutic irrigation |
- Antiseptic lavage
- Gastric lavage
- Arthroscopic lavage
- Ductal lavage
- Vaginal douche
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