noun
definition
A washing.
definition
A washing of a hollow organ.
verb
definition
To wash a hollow organ
Examples of lavage in a Sentence
Methods to accurately measure eotaxin in lung lavage fluid, sputum and blood are being developed.
Adverse reactions accompanying overdose should be treated by gastric lavage and supportive measures.
Treatment of a large acute overdose should include gastric lavage, purgation with magnesium sulfate and complete bed rest.
No organisms were detected by bronchoalveolar lavage and the pulmonary function tests suggested emphysema with air trapping, hyperinflation and markedly reduced diffusion capacity.
Overall, 180 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were randomly assigned to receive either arthroscopic debridement, arthroscopic lavage or placebo surgery.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of a technique for peritoneal lavage used in Birmingham.
In the case of a very recent oral intake gastric lavage may be considered.
However, it was also noted that some people lack uric acid in nasal lavage.
In case of unscarred pylorus the perforation can be excised followed by a pyloroplasty; truncal vagotomy is then added after thorough peritoneal lavage.
This technique, which is known as gastric lavage, involves introducing 20 to 30 mL of tap water or 9 percent saline solution into the person's digestive tract and removing the stomach contents with a siphon or syringe.
Another solution for nasal lavage (washing) uses powdered goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis).
When botulism in older children or adults is caused by food, it often is necessary to flush the gastrointestinal tract (gastric lavage).
Surfactant was isolated from duck, chicken, and pig lung lavage fluid by differential centrifugation.
Based on our findings, the results of peritoneal lavage cytology should thus be included in the factors for staging gastric cancer.
Participants were then exposed to 0.4 parts per million of ozone for two hours and underwent a second bronchoalveolar lavage.
Treatment guidelines consider gastric lavage if the patient presents early.
Washing out the stomach (gastric lavage) may also be useful.