Therapeutic irrigation

{{Infobox interventions | Name = Therapeutic irrigation | Image = | Caption = | ICD10 = {{ICD10PCS|3E1|3/E/1}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9proc|96.3}}-{{ICD9proc|96.5}} | MeshID = D007507 | OPS301 = | OtherCodes = | }} In medicine, '''therapeutic irrigation''' or '''lavage''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|v|ɑː|ʒ}} {{respell|lə|VAHZH|'}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|v|ᵻ|dʒ}} {{respell|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.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Luedtke-Hoffmann KA, Schafer DS |title=Pulsed lavage in wound cleansing |journal=Phys Ther |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=292–300 |date=March 2000 |doi=10.1093/ptj/80.3.292 |pmid=10696155 |doi-access=free }}</ref> * Wound irrigation

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==See also== * Douche * Ear picking * Enema * Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Life extension * Regenerative medicine * Teeth cleaning

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