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Investigative Techniques > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage
... > Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage
... > Therapeutics > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage

Preferred term

Gastric Lavage  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.

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Synonym(s)

  • Irrigation, Gastric
  • Lavage, Gastric

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S0H6BPKM-0

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